How to create a trust climate in your team?
Trust is a human bond: it is the foundation of any team’s dynamics, whether in sport or in an organization. In order to trust – to rely entirely on someone other than ourself, and therefore to surrender oneself– there are a few prerequisites. One must believe int...
Why setting your ego aside will make you a better leader?
I was recently in a coaching session with a leader who realized how difficult it was for him to be vulnerable. And he easily and candidly identified the cause: his ego. He even wondered whether his ego was being affected by his role as a leader. In fact, he wondered if his leadership role encouraged his belief that he needed to answer...
Self-assessment: What is your leadership style?
We all have our natural leadership style, which we like to look back on and feel comfortable with - when we are stressed and out of instinct. If we are not mindful of the demands of the circumstances and the people with whom we collaborate, we will be stuck in our own natural style, which may or may not be suitable.
Leaders who express styles...
Podcast : Episode 1 - Leadership around the globe with Paul Lirette
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Summary
Why is one team better than another? How does its leader manage to engage and nurture their team? In this...
How to empower your team?
Every day, as a coach, I have the great privilege of helping managers and teams improve their performance and dynamics. I am often asked: How can I empower my team? How can I make my employees more proactive, accountable, innovative and agile? In my experience, what really helps leaders have the...
How to delegate effectively in order to be more strategic?
Most leaders I meet wish to delegate more, to fulfill their strategic role, to develop their team, to bring their full value and to devote themselves to development projects. The intention remains. However, they find themselves in the heat of operations and struggle to free up time to adopt this strategic posture. Why is it so difficult to get...
6 principles to improve our communications
Do you achieve the desired impact when communicating with others? Communication skills are often taken for granted because we communicate with others every day. We think we have good communication skills because we aim to communicate our message effectively and listen to the other person. But is good intention enough? Successful communication is...
Leadership involves managing change – how good are you at it?
Leadership involves changing and knowing how to manage change with your team in order to instate a culture of accountability and innovation. However, no one is naturally inclined to change, as change means accepting loss of control, trusting the unknown, being vulnerable, facing one's fears. Real change can hardly take place without a modicum of...
Audio exercise: What keeps you from entering the arena, from being vulnerable?
The Arena exercise is frequently used in our coaching sessions when accompanying a team, to make each member aware of how they act when they are at their best. By conducting the exercise, we allow the team to explore new perspectives and challenge themselves.
In the Arena you :
- Are at your best
- Are available, present, open
- Dare to...
What does fear have to do with leadership and managing a team?
To say we are living in uncertain times is a massive understatement. Every day, we feed ourselves with the news and we worry more and more and we let the fear get the best of us. We are scared of the economy, we are scared of not being in control, and now we are even scared of each other.
Don’t get me wrong, fear...