How Learning To Be A Leader Should Be A Simple Affair
Good leadership courses shouldn’t be complicated, they simply need to provide a framework for growth, explains Neil in his latest “In Cumbria” column. Leadership development is one of the most powerful things an organisation can do to improve performance. But a lot of leadership training is expensive and not particularly impactful. It’s worth thinking about what […]
How Taking Your Hand Off The Wheel Can Be A Blessing
In a recent article for “In Cumbria” Neil discusses how one of the best ways to create time is to be brave and control less. Replace the concept of control with the concept of allow. Even when you say “allow”, it seems to open possibilities. Just as the word “control” closes them. I asked the boss of a large school recently, […]
What does Trust look and feel like at work
An interesting read from Giles who has recently joined us to deliver leadership training in Libya. We are sure that this will resonate with all good leaders. What does trust look and feel like at work? Trust is a much cited and discussed attribute of good leadership. We kind of know that establishing trust is […]
Leader Connect sponsors the “Leader of the Year” category of the English Veterans Awards
Leader Connect is proud to announce that it is sponsoring the “Leader of the Year” category of the English Veterans awards 2023. The nominations are in, the judging is due to take place in early Sep 23 and the Awards Night is 21 Sep 23. We are looking forward to being involved and are committed […]
Neil and Simon Haigh discuss the Steps to Successful Leadership
Neil chats with Simon Haigh, the Growth Strategist, about the steps to successful leadership on Simon’s latest live LinkedIn broadcast. Listen to another excellent leadership recording here: What are the Steps to Excellent Leadership? | LinkedIn
Mindfulness Top Tips for Leaders
In this article we are pleased to share an article from Joseph Chivayo which contains some top tips on mindfulness for Leaders – thank you Joesph. Mindfulness It can be easy to rush through life without stopping to notice much. Paying more attention to the present moment, to our own thoughts, feelings, and to the […]
Neil and Sarah discuss the 4 Simple Leadership Behaviours that you must have on the Leader Connect Podcast
The US Marine Corps have 14 leadership traits and the Centre for Creative Leadership have 10. If you “Google leadership behaviours” now and you’ll probably bring up long lists of traits and attributes that you need to adopt to become a better leader! In this episode Neil and Sarah discuss the 4 VERY simple leadership […]
Neil and Sarah discuss one of the key leadership essentials on the Leader Connect Podcast
Busy day? For a while it feels great, for a while we feel like we are achieving. So why then do we so often feel like we are not leading well, the to do list never gets sorted, the team don’t quite feel on board and you get home and fall asleep on the sofa? […]
Leader Connect July Newsletter
Check your in-boxes as the most recent Leader Connect Newsletter was sent out on Friday. The newsletter contains links to Podcasts and keeps you in touch with what is going on at Leader Connect and with Leadership in general. If you don’t subscribe to the newsletter, sign up now. If you want to see what […]
New Video Added – Empathy with Macarena Vergara
The second of 2 excellent videos recently recorded by Macarena which explores the meaning of empathy. Empathy is a word that so many of us use liberally convinced that we are being empathetic without understanding a very important difference between what empathy is and what we mostly showcase which is sympathy. Macarena explains how understanding […]