by peteragnew | Sep 2, 2019 | Leadership, Uncategorised
Leader behaviour comes in many shades and styles but more and more leadership experts are beginning to recognise the extremely important role that being able to stay humble plays in effective leadership. Humble leaders are able to recognise their mistakes, learn from...
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...
