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“Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin' And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive” Staying Alive by the Bee Gees’ (click here for the song) Photo by Jony Ariadi on Unsplash This week while providing feedback to a client on the Global Leadership Wellbeing Scale I was reminded of the construct of vitality and energy. That one of the core resources all leaders need is to look after their bodies so

‘Whoa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now I feel good, I knew that I would, now So good, so good, I got you Whoa! I feel nice, like sugar and spice I feel nice, like sugar and spice So nice, so nice, I got you’ I Got You by James Brown (click here for the song) Personal Photo I had two events this morning that reminded me of the importance of gratitude, and humility in leadership. Firstly, when I arrived at the beach this morning it looked like the sun was rising over the

“Yeah, 'cause you can't judge a book by it's cover Only time it's gonna show, only time will let us know" You Cant Judge A Book By It's Cover by Stevie Wonder (click here for the song) Photo by Ed Robertson on Unsplash Social psychologists have found that typically we do make judgements based on first impressions, in fact something as innocuous as the firmness of your handshake will influence other’s views of you. The media uses stereotypes for eye catching headlines and ‘c

Notwithstanding the articles and training there is a perception that feedback is fraught, and is therefore often avoided.

“You can bend but never break me 'Cause it only serves to make me More determined to achieve my final goal And I come back even stronger Not a novice any longer 'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul” I am woman by Helen Ready (click here for the song) How has covid impacted women? “We are at 1988 levels of workforce participation” Amy Gallow In countries with long periods of lock down due to Covid that there were major impacts on female workforce participation. A

“Sometimes I'll start a sentence, and I don't even know where it's going. I just hope I find it along the way. Like an improv conversation. An improversation.” Michael Scott, The Office. Click here to watch Michael Scott deliver these fabulous lines Readers may be surprised to learn that I have been blogging on evidence based strategies to enhance leadership capability and wellbeing since June 2015. Typically, I find inspiration from an article I have read, a talk I have at