As part of your role, do you provide feedback? Delivering feedback is truly an art form that requires conscientious thought regarding desired outcomes and the care it deserves. Equally important is the attention we give to receiving feedback in the most effective manner. We’ll explore the art of giving constructive feedback in this blog. Tough [...]
In June this year, American multinational business magazine Fortune ran a report citing its research that found that 12% of corporate leaders in the US are psychopaths. Now, a lot of us immediately jump to the Hannibal Lector or Ted Bundy school of psychopaths, but psychopathic behaviour is hugely complex. Common traits include having no empathy [...]
How would you say your listening skills are? Do you really listen to your team and take note of what they say? More importantly, do you know what to listen out for in what they don’t say. Being an empathetic and active listener is a key ingredient to being a good leader. Not only does [...]
Quite a few people have recently asked me about my story and what does Mindsetup mean. Firstly, because everything in leadership and business starts with mindset. Secondly, it dawned on me that I have never really shared the story. You might also connect the mindset part with the project management part so if you do, [...]
There is a lot of talk about the words and phrases of 2020 having been ‘pivot’, ‘adapt’, ‘unprecedented’ or ‘you’re on mute…’. For me the word which everyone is talking about is ‘resilience’. I feel this is something that will grow even more prominent this year. In this blog I’m going to explore what it [...]
It’s November, and normally at this point in the year we are all feeling a bit tired and ready for a break. But, this has been no normal year. We might feel exhausted, unrested, anxious and stressed so it’s no wonder it's hard to lead when our motivation has gone AWOL! I recently featured in [...]
I recently had a wonderful chat with corporate anthropologist, Andi Simon. She is the founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants and author of new book, Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business. It was deep, enlightening and truly inspirational. We discussed how women can seize opportunity from crisis and what some of the current challenges [...]
In these worrying times, various leaders from all over the world are using widely varying techniques to combat this epidemic. From a professional standpoint, it is hugely insightful to witness. There are certain key leadership qualities which are needed in a crisis. Like us all, I have been watching open-mouthed the recent happenings and am experiencing a [...]
I specialise in productivity and making businesses more efficient but I have my points of procrastination too. Even now as I’m writing this because this isn’t an easy one to share. But it’s an important message – one of rebuilding confidence, resilience, empathy and hope. Mindsetup Ltd was borne out of a desire to [...]
