The 7 Key Characteristics to Become Mentally Strong
in Career, Coaching, Communication, Mental Health, Mindset, Peak Performance, Productivity, Strategy, Success / / 0 commentsRead moreOver the last couple of weeks, we’ve talked about resilience and mental toughness and discovered the difference between the two. We’ve also looked at how to lead a team which is suffering from stress and trauma. It’s clear that there’s a lot of responsibility on the leader’s shoulders to hold themselves together and get their teams through this pandemic era. If
0Linda MurrayImposter syndrome: It’s not about you.
Read moreIt’s hard to understand but many of the world’s most successful people feel like imposters. To us it seems perfectly clear that they are brilliant at what they do, yet they can’t see it in themselves. This is imposter syndrome. In this post we’ll look at ways to overcome the feeling and be more confident.
Linda MurrayHow empathy and trust underpin leadership conversations.
Read moreA strong and successful team needs effective leadership to guide it forwards. To be effective, a leader needs to be more than someone with the technical or job-oriented skill set. Leaders need a strong connection based on compassion, trust, and empathy. Successful leadership is personal. There is a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King that is even more applicable today
Linda MurrayHow to master the one essential rule of feedback.
Read moreBrene Brown tweeted “There is no mastery without feedback. But it’s hard…My mantra for receiving feedback: Be brave. Listen. You can take what’s helpful and leave the rest. My mantra for giving feedback: Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.” Today I want to focus on the art of giving feedback because I think we’ve built so many rules around it
Linda MurrayCareer conversations: You don’t own your team.
Read moreOrganisations are slowly realising that employees don’t “belong” to them; or ultimately, even the organisation. They recognise the approach doesn’t create the most productive use of an employee’s skill set or experience or bring out their best. The truth is that team members are only on loan to you. Your role as leader is to springboard your team into their
Linda MurrayHow to improve your resilience and bounce back from challenges
in Career, Coaching, Executive, Leadership, Mental Health, Peak Performance, Productivity, Small Business, Strategy, Success, Team / / 0 commentsRead moreThere has been a lot of talk, especially in recent times, about how leaders are managing change and becoming change agents, but very little attention has been paid to the need for resilience. In a world and workplace that is in a constant state of flux, our leaders are expected to be the one group in the organisation that is exempt
Linda MurrayMaking self-sabotage a thing of the past
in Uncategorised / / 0 commentsRead more“As I look at my life, I might ask “Who is the person that represents the greatest threat to me?” And if I happen to have a mirror around somewhere, I can rather quickly answer that question.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough We are experts at many things, one of them being self-sabotage. I’ve written about this before, but it’s time
Linda MurrayTraining our minds and bodies to handle stress
in Mindset, Peak Performance / / 0 commentsRead moreMany people assume that being resilient is solely about your ability to adapt to tough circumstances. In practice, resiliency is a quality that’s much more than simple determination. Being resilient means we are flexible. We take steps to practice self-care, so we can better regulate our emotions and manage our energy levels so that we reduce the effects of stress
Linda MurrayBuilding resilience: tools to thrive, not just survive
Read more“The way we’re working isn’t working”. That’s true and it’s also the title of a book by a man I greatly respect, Tony Schwartz of The Energy Project. For a long time now, people have been complaining that they are being expected to do more in less time and with fewer resources. It’s no wonder people are stressed. Then add
Linda MurrayResilience and Mental toughness – is there a difference?
in Career, Mental Health, Mindset, Peak Performance, Productivity, Small Business, Strategy, Success, Team, Teams / / 0 commentsRead more2021 hasn’t started off as smoothly as we may have liked. COVID-19, lockdowns, travel restrictions and people still working from home… It has been a challenging year already. This month I want to focus on resilience and mental toughness, and how we can develop and use those skills to support ourselves and our teams through these tough times. These are
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