I like to keep things simple – helps me to process them!  Here is a simple thought to make your change process brain-friendly…

One of the greatest ‘balancing acts’ we face as leaders or managers of people is the balance between making (pushing or forcing) someone to do what you need them to do, and stepping back to allow and ‘trust’ them to achieve with their own devices and motivation which, unfortunately, sometimes never kicks in!

I so look forward, when I’m in London, to that lovely English voice on the Underground telling me to ‘Mind…the Gap’.

So much is being written now about the ‘new black’ – neuroscience – and specifically in the area of leadership.  We talk a lot about neuroplasticity and cognitive bias and stuff like that – and that is useful, and interesting and fun.  And that is my expertise and passion – the neuroscience of leadership – […]

Stress is natural human response to the pressure we feel when faced with challenging or potentially dangerous situation.  And this pressure comes from both the reality of the situation we are facing, AND the interpretation we place on it.

Professional leaders know when to smooth the way (Lead like LAX) and when to make waves (Making Waves).  And sometimes making waves means to just leave people to work through their challenges alone, or even better to support them to see the value in the challenges they face – to see their situation or challenge through […]