by Antony Tinker | May 5, 2023 | Leadership, Personal growth
I heard the phrase ‘sucking the joy out of now’ last week and it’s really stuck with me. The ability to fall into over-thinking, to sink into negativity, to fail to appreciate the positive in any given situation, to hold onto resentment, seems to be an inherent part...
by Antony Tinker | Apr 14, 2023 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
Are you suffering from the modern disease of busyness? Every day we speak to leaders who are plagued by having too much to do, constantly juggling and trying to multitask. In western culture it’s become a badge of honour to be busy all the time, but the truth is, when...
by Antony Tinker | Mar 17, 2023 | Leadership, Mentoring/Coaching, Personal growth
When travelling by train the other day, I witnessed some behaviour that reminded me of an important leadership lesson: ‘First, assume good intent.’ What I saw was a typical example of what happens when we let our biases get in the way, when we pre-judge others and...
by Antony Tinker | Nov 16, 2022 | Leadership, Personal growth, Uncategorized
While enjoying a short break in the winter sunshine last week, I tried my hand at paragliding for the first time and it occurred to me that the experience was closely analogous to that of being an entrepreneur, and it served as a reminder of some important leadership...
by Sara Balme | Jul 15, 2022 | Leadership, Personal growth
Regular readers will know that we believe that listening is the most important of the core leadership skills. It’s the L in our iLEAD programme (Listening, Energy, Authenticity, Direction) and comes first for a reason. Simply put, leaders who don’t listen can’t lead....
by Antony Tinker | Jun 17, 2022 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Organisational Learning, Personal growth
What is it about stories that makes them so powerful? Why is brilliant storytelling one of the leadership skills that can elevate a leader from good to exceptional? Following the recent EO Global Speakers’ Academy course, where we delegates all worked on telling our...
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