Being in a leadership role is challenging and comes with significant pressures and responsibilities. You’re constantly spinning plates - making important decisions, motivating your team, and dealing with external challenges
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Hi Sarah, before we get to how Matt helped you avoid burnout and build confidence in your leadership role, tell us a bit about your career? I’ve worked at Express
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After seven years as COO, Jamie Christon has just been appointed CEO of Chester Zoo, the most visited zoo in the UK. Having worked with Jamie for the last six
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Worry is like rain in Manchester – part of what you accept and adapt to as the price of living here. Worry is the price of being human! Worries will
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Lessons From My Masters Study Sometimes I ask myself if I was going mad when I signed up for a Masters in Psychology earlier this year. I started the course, part-time, in September.
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This morning I was woken by my alarm at my now normal time of 5.30am but something felt different. It was dark, cold and I felt lethargic. I didn't want
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In my opinion, one of the great challenges for leaders has always been how to work with leadership paradoxes. Perhaps the greatest paradox is successfully managing an organisation today while
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"We are all in the same boat I guess". This is what a senior leader said to me when I asked her how her team were handling things when compared
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Penalties are a goalkeeper’s rare chance to shine. Making a penalty save that turns the game, or wins the penalty shootout, is a keeper’s ultimate moment of glory. But the
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At this strange time, we can’t deny that there’s LOTS of things causing us anxiety. I have spoken to a number of clients about their biggest concerns - unsurprising are
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Reflecting on my conversations with clients during the COVID-19 crisis, I am reminded more than ever of the need to balance management and leadership. All companies and leaders are working
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“Incredible Thinking has massively increased my awareness of behaviours, both my own and in other people. I genuinely have no fear of failure now, which is huge for me. I’m
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