by Antony Tinker | Apr 19, 2024 | Leadership, Personal growth
There may be no ‘I’ in team but there is one in leadership. While this ‘I’ doesn’t signify ego (in fact, ego is an impediment to being a good leader), it does point to the importance of self-responsibility in leadership. As with anything in life, we get out what we...
by Antony Tinker | Apr 5, 2024 | Leadership, Personal growth
There is a perception that leadership is a lonely place to be, that when we reach the higher echelons of an organisation we sit atop the hierarchical pyramid on our own. However, I would argue that the very best leaders make a conscious effort to surround themselves...
by Antony Tinker | Mar 15, 2024 | Leadership, Personal growth
I’ve been inspired to write this article by something I heard Brené Brown say recently (if you’re not familiar with Brené’s work, I’d recommend looking her up on YouTube as she has some very interesting and thought-provoking things to say on leadership. The strapline...
by Antony Tinker | Feb 9, 2024 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Mentoring/Coaching, Personal growth
As we progress through our career – and indeed, life – feedback from those around us can be hugely instructive in helping us to hone our talents and make progress. Good feedback i.e. praise, can make both the giver and the receiver feel great, but when we need to...
by Antony Tinker | Jan 18, 2024 | Leadership, Personal growth
Are you rushing out of the 2024 starting blocks, as you do every January? As a leader, are you driving your team forward at full throttle in an attempt to get ahead of your competitors and hit your targets in record time? This approach is something we see every year,...
by Antony Tinker | Dec 15, 2023 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
There is great satisfaction to be gained from doing something to a very high standard, whether baking a cake or completing a complex project at work, but striving for perfection in everything we do can have unintended harmful consequences for individuals as well as...
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