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Naked Leader Week 922 – 10 May 2021 Time to read: 1 minute Who are you to be successful? A question frequently asked, perhaps not directly, often by those who care about you – who don’t want you to take risks – and sometimes by people who wish they could be as ambitious as you.…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 921 – 4 May 2021 Time to read: 65 seconds How to accept a compliment that you believe is genuine First, look the person who paid you the compliment directly in the eyes with warmth, kindness and gratitude, and say very simply “Thank you.” Those two words are very important and play…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 920 – 26 April 2021 Time to read: 63 seconds Please, picture the scene: It’s my daughter Olivia’s first week at work – I won’t name the company – and one thing is causing her more confusion than anything else: TLAs Three letter Acronyms – or TBF, any number of letter acronyms…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 919 – 19 April 2021 Time to read: Around a minute We have all heard the phrases – often used to justify unhelpful contributions or behaviour: “Sorry – I’m a born cynic” “It’s just the way I am” “I am reverting to type” When in fact, your, my, our ‘natural type’ is…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 918- 12 April 2021 Time to read: 31 seconds The main focus of ‘Resilience’ continues to be written as: ‘Be more Stoic’ ‘#nevergiveup’ ‘The more times you fail the more certain that you will eventually succeed’ All noble messages of help, support and encouragement not least advocated by everyone in Naked Leader.…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 917- 6 April 2021 Time to read: 35 seconds If The News Drags You Down – These Will Lift You Up… Children’s Cartoons Naked Leader has been doing Zooms with the NHS and other charities on WellBeing, Resilience and above all Hope. During one of these, a Psychologist recommended watching kids TV…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 916 – 29 March 2021 Time to read: 10 seconds Actions speak louder than words… Time to read: 10 Seconds People tend to judge their own success by what they are going to do Others judge us by what we have actually done So, please, do that one thing that so…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 915 – 22 March 2021 Time to read: 37 seconds There’s a lot of them about – surveys, questionnaires and online quizzes to establish ‘what kind of leader are you?’ Or your ‘style’ etc. While these may be of interest, they are not that relevant. As a Truly Authentic Leader – especially…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 914 – 15 March 2021 Time to read: 33 seconds Something that has helped hugely during Lockdown… That I will continue with – Post Pandemic A Happy Book An idea recommended to me by Brendan Barns – Founder of The London Business Forum. Each day, I record anything and everything that is…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 913 – 8 March 2021 Time to read: just under a minute #Choose to Challenge…The Myth That You Are Not Enough On today’s #InternationalWomensDay there is much uplifting coverage around this year’s theme – challenging inequalities, gender discrimination and stereotypes. And to achieve all of these, and more, requires perhaps the biggest…… Continue Reading