Four tips to help you become a better leader by taking time to reflect

Busy, busy, busy… you know that reflection could help you, but you don’t really have time to do it. Self-reflection or working through it with an accountability buddy can be really powerful. Once you make time and create a habit for reflection, it can have a really positive effect.

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Resilience, sisu and the happiest country in the world

Watching the Finnish ice hockey, team play ROC in the Olympic final I heard a commentator mention the ‘mental fortitude’. This really struck a chord, reminding me of ‘sisu’ a characteristic most often attributed to Finns. However, sisu is something we can all cultivate, and it can help to build our resilience.

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Book Review - Who can you trust? Rachel Botsman

Originally published in 2018, this book explores the background to how trust has developed and changed. Dipping into psychology, technology, the coming to power of Donald Trump and a host of other stories that beautifully illustrate her arguments, this book feels more relevant now as we seem to be facing an increasing erosion of trust in our institutions and technology platforms. A thought-provoking read that will leave you thinking long after you finish it.

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How to be more HERO and help people navigate change positively

In the last of this series of posts exploring hope and the HERO framework, we explore some ideas to be more HERO in organisation change.

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