Principles

At the start of my career, my first Myers-Briggs test showed that my extroversion:introversion type (defined as how I get my energy) swayed heavily to introversion. I then received the first honest feedback from my boss after I was promoted to managing people, which was that the people who worked for me wanted to know […]

As a manager and leader, there will always come a time when a ‘tough’ conversation needs to happen. What a ‘tough’ conversation is will be based on how we each define it, who you are having the conversation with, how much experience one has in having these conversations and of course the situation of the […]

The pass

I do not believe that there is one form of leadership ‘style’ that we all need to have or be like. A situation may call for a certain style that may not be you. A true and confident leader will see this and at times step back to let someone else lead. This is what […]

Resolution that everyone should have It is that time of the year again where we make New Year’s resolutions. Some resolutions are big and reach for the stars, some are small, some we make and some we fall short of. If there is one resolution I suggest we all consider is to Think Big, but […]

Belonging

I have recently read 3 great books on leadership, focused on team development and building a sports dynasty (winning multiple championships) When I read these books, I always try to take away 3 learnings from my readings to reflect on and to practice as a new behaviour. Any more than three, will be an overload […]