Professor Michael West discusses the importance and role of compassionate leadership in today's NHS.
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In this funny and invigorating talk Lars walks us through the personal journeys of great leaders, shows lessons from the golden age of leadership and shares 3 strategies on self-leadership to develop yourself into a "Utopia leader”.
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This short video provides a practical explanation of the bystander effect through a small experiment.
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A short film which documents how using a restorative approach has transformed an organisation within the NHS.
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Here Jacqui distils the many theories and practices of leadership to offer a simple model to help focus your leadership attention.
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What are the 10 most common blind spots?
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There's a common belief that "you are how you are" when it comes to "soft" skills (interacting with other people) – and that there's little or nothing you can do about it. Fortunately, this is far from true. And a great place to start improving your soft skills is by developing the ability to empathize with others.
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For leaders, self-awareness has 4 facets that are most critical.
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In a world obsessed with wealth, status and instant gratification, we risk forgetting the real virtues of resilience, compassion and courage. How can we attain these values and restore them centre-stage?
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Self-awareness provides the foundation for most other emotional intelligence skills and is crucial if one wants to take effective and aligned action.
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We have all heard the expression of praise that a person “is a born leader.” Despite the admiration captured in these words, they imply that excellent leadership is innate only to a few, and that the rest of us not born with such talents must accept, with grace, a second-class standard.
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Your colleague just got a promotion. Now, instead of being your peer, she’s your boss. Does your relationship need to change? Should you act differently, or expect her to treat you differently? In other words, how do you manage up to someone who’s just jumped a level above you and who might’ve been a friend?
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In this video Dr. Seligman explores Positive Psychology.
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One of the things that gets in the way of many people leading is a popular misconception that effective leaders must possess some special leadership DNA. This view has come about because the leaders that easily spring to mind are those that have brought about some type of heroic change.
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From the moment you wake up, you’re bombarded with distractions. Emails clog your inbox, requests pile up, and notifications flicker in the background. Within moments your attention is scattered. Given the realities of today’s 24/7 world, how do great leaders slow down and focus in order to make thoughtful decisions?
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In this video Dr Tobias talks about her work on mindfulness and how it can be applied in leadership development.
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I was recently presenting to a group of nurse leaders and asked the question about whether they had ever lost control of their emotions in front of their staff. Many in attendance had but one leader’s response really surprised me. She saw nothing wrong with displaying her anger because “this is who I am and people have to get used to it.”
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Daniel Goleman (the ‘father’ of emotional intelligence) discovered that although the qualities commonly associated with leadership, like intelligence, decisiveness, determination, and vision, are necessary for success, they aren't enough. Highly effective leaders also have a solid degree of emotional intelligence.
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