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How to Have Career Development Conversations With Your Employees? or How to Care for Your People?

Mar 29, 2019 | Coaching, Deploy Yourself, Leadership and Management | 2 comments

One of the most fundamental human needs we all share is to make meaningful progress in what we are doing. At the workplace this means knowing how does the road ahead looks, and how can we learn and grow to the next milestone on that road. If you lead people, you can...

How to Ask and Get the Feedback You Need Without Any Stress and Awkwardness?

Jul 3, 2018 | Communication Skills, Deploy Yourself | 0 comments

“I want to give you some feedback.” If you are like most people, once you hear the above statement, your heart will start to beat a little faster, your palms might begin to sweat, and in certain situations, you might even begin to shake. Feedback can make anyone...

The Distinction Between Meaningless Activity and Meaningful Actions, And Why It Can Make All The Difference

Apr 20, 2018 | Coaching, Deploy Yourself, Leadership and Management | 0 comments

In today’s age of always-connected devices and nonstop notifications, we all have more to do each day than the hours can fit. Crossing items off the to-do list always feels good and gives one a feeling of accomplishment, but have we ever stopped and asked ourselves...

Have You Discovered Your Leadership Lighthouse? Why Should You?

Apr 20, 2018 | Deploy Yourself, Leadership and Management | 0 comments

A Global World Today, we live in a globalized world which is more connected than ever before, and the movement of people and goods has never been easier. It is driven by economics and money, and it is possible to sit on your couch and order what you want from the...

How To (and not to) Deal with an Emotional Employee

Apr 21, 2017 | Deploy Yourself, Emotional Intelligence | 0 comments

As I wrote previously, every human emotion is valid. However, the story behind them might not be, and we always have the choice of how to respond to an emotion. If we want to master how to deal with others’ emotions, our own emotional mastery is the prerequisite....

Five Things A Leader Must Do By Default

Mar 8, 2017 | Deploy Yourself, Leadership and Management, Life | 0 comments

In today’s corporate environment, after a few years of doing your job well enough, chances are that you will be asked to step up and lead a team. You trained and studied to be good at your job, and now getting to manage people seems like a reward for a job well done....

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Recent Articles

  • Leadership Journeys [57] – Marc Munier – “If people aren’t willing to accept you for the way that you are, then that’s their problem”
  • Can’t Stay Silent [04] – There Is No Forcing In Nature
  • Leadership Journeys [56] – Ian Fishwick – “Everybody wants the best people, but what I say is, get the best out of people.”
  • Leadership Journeys [55] – Philip Johnston – “Blitzscaling a startup is stressful, but also pretty exhilarating and fun.”
  • Issue #70, 17 Jan 2023 – How to increase your impact & well-being by doing less?
  • Can’t Stay Silent [03] – Can We Face What We Do Not Want To Face?
  • Leadership Journeys [54] – Steve Midgley – “You have to be prepared to stand up for what you believe in”
  • Leadership Journeys [53] – Marius Ciavola – “Trust and inspire instead of command and control.”
  • Leadership Journeys [52] – Bharanidharan – “Whatever you have, make the best out of it.”
  • Leadership Journeys [51] – Thomas Van Eeckhout – “The CEO is not the most important person in the company”
  • Issue #69, 3 Jan 2023 – Start 2023 by learning the most powerful skill – to regulate your nervous system
  • Leadership Journeys [50] – Karl Feilder- “Just because I have a big title doesn’t mean that I’m any better than others”
  • Leadership Journeys [49] – Gernot Schwendtner – ”Fear is natural & makes you aware of risks but is one of the worst counsellor”
  • Issue #68, 20 Dec 2022 – How to face and deal with rising uncertainty?
  • Can’t Stay Silent [02] – Our Pain Unites Us
  • Can’t Stay Silent [01] – Fall or Flight?
  • Leadership Journeys [48] – Simon Godfrey – ”It is important to respect other people’s opinions, even if they are opposing our own”
  • Leadership Journeys [47] – Andrea Fernandez – “When there is no focus and it is hard, It’s actually not a bad idea to slow down and take a break”
  • Leadership Journeys [46] – Paulina Tenner – “I have my own agenda but I’m also surrendered to the wisdom of the process of life”
  • Leadership Journeys [45] – Faisal Hoque – “Life is somewhere in between letting it happen and making it happen.”
  • Issue #67, 6 Dec 2022 – The trap of always chasing “more” & the power of “enough”
  • Leadership Journeys [44] – Colleen Nagle – “Holding yourself accountable is half the battle in success”
  • Leadership Journeys [43] – Radmila Blazheska – “Leadership is the combination of determination and openness to listen to others.”
  • Leadership Journeys [42] – David Jayatillake – “As a Leader, If you’re not involved with your team, you will be isolated.”
  • Leadership Journeys [41] – Jami Kiran – “Having clarity as a leader helps us understand who we are while making choices.”

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