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I was listening to a radio interview the other day. I can’t even remember now who the celebrity was. All I remember is the female announcer asking the female celebrity about her “growing brood” and how she manages to “juggle work and family”. Her answer was she has a lot of help, but that’s not […]
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Companies spend a huge amount of time and money on building a strong brand, but often fail to recognise their most valuable brand ambassadors, their people. Building a strong brand, regardless of the industry you’re in, requires a strong connection between the employee’s sense of purpose at the organisation and the brand aspirations of that […]
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A lot of people when they hear the word “empathy” in a business context still think of it as soft, somehow lacking authority and conviction. That leaders who have empathy for the people they lead aren’t making the difficult decisions or commanding the appropriate respect. We now have conclusive evidence this is not the case. […]
Read moreA great TED Talk from Simon Sinek. Creating a culture of trust and safety enables people. It allows them to feel safe to make decisions and be creative and fail safely, without fear of retribution. In return, they will give 110 percent, they will be loyal and they will be truly innovative.
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How do your employees become brand ambassadors? How do they speak the language of the business at every single touch point, in unison, naturally and comfortably, believing in what they’re saying? How do they “live and breathe it” and feel passionate about it. In short, you need to develop a team of internal cheerleaders. Cheering […]
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Wikipedia says “To Martin Seligman, psychology (particularly its positive branch) can investigate and promote realistic ways of fostering more joy in individuals and communities”. Don’t we all want some of that? Team members need it more than anything. People need to have a goal to work towards. Something positive to look forward to, to give […]
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Instead of cheerLEADING™, some women are being the “Queen Bee”. Wiki defines it as this: “Queen bee syndrome was first defined by G.L. Staines, T.E. Jayaratne, and C. Tavris in 1973. 1 It describes a woman in a position of authority who views or treats subordinates more critically if they are female.” “Although significant steps […]
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What can women do to be cheerLEADING™ others better? I believe it begins with an awareness of how your behaviour has an affect on others. Your attitude to work and the people around you determines how they feel about working for you. As I said in my last post, cheerLEADING™ is all about positive psychology, […]
Read moreI’m just going to put this out there – some women in leadership are not doing this very well. They should be CheerLEADING™ other women but, instead, they act in ways that discourages the women in positions lower than themselves. In other words, sometimes, we can be our own worst enemies. I think that some […]
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I’m calling it cheerLEADING™. I know it sounds a bit cheesy, but bear with me. It means leading with encouragement and by inspiring others to be their best. It means leading with compassion and heart. Inclusion, rather than exclusion, and leading with integrity. Interestingly, it works in much the same way as consumer branding. People […]
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