by peteragnew | Mar 1, 2018 | Communications, Uncategorised
When the authors of The Work of Leaders asked 13,000 people to rate how inspiring they thought they were on a five-point scale, fewer than one in five gave themselves the top score. Clearly people who think they’re inspiring are in the minority, yet many leaders also...
by peteragnew | Sep 9, 2017 | Leadership, Uncategorised
Gossiping about other people, and being critical of them, is a way of finding common ground with others, and of building up intimacy as you share information that is a little bit dangerous and private. Social scientists tell us gossip is a time honoured and popular...
by peteragnew | Jul 7, 2017 | Communications, Uncategorised
Giving feedback in the workplace is a crucial skill for leaders. Performance reviews, counselling, rewarding, behaviour adjustment are all part of a leaders role in managing a team. The feedback sandwich, SIB and 360s are some of the tools and models used to walk this...
by peteragnew | Oct 10, 2016 | Behavioural Style, Communications, Conflict Management, Uncategorised
When you hear the term “mean spirited”, what kind of person comes to mind? It’s a term that often comes up in many of our workplaces, and produces images of personal attacks and dysfunctional games that manifest in so many ways; holding back information, sabotage,...
by peteragnew | Dec 22, 2015 | Stress Management, Uncategorised
I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to coach many leaders throughout the year and have seen a very common trend in many of our business and government leaders – burnout, stress and fatigue. For me it usually comes across in the early part of exploring their...
