Thor Olafsson, Author at Strategic Leadership

02 Mar

COVID 19 – A Conscious Leadership Approach in Times of Crisis

In Leadership, Thor Olafsson

COVID 19 – A Conscious Leadership Approach in Times of Crisis - In no time at all, the Coronavirus has gone from a minor concern to those in the West, to a serious game changer. Its impact on global health systems, economy and private lives is significant. It threatens...

01 Sep

Is Humility a Leadership Weakness?

In Leadership, Thor Olafsson

Just over 20 years ago I was sat in my office talking to a consultant who was helping me with my first real management job. Midst in our conversation, a coworker of mine entered the office to provide me with information she though was of importance. We exchanged a...

10 Jul

What is self-awareness and why should leaders care?

In Leadership, Thor Olafsson

What is self-awareness and why should leaders care? “The point is not to become a leader. The point is to become yourself, and to use yourself completely – all your gifts, skills and energies – to make your vision manifest. You must withhold nothing. You must in sum, become the...

28 Mar

The Heart of Leadership

In Leadership, Thor Olafsson

The Heart of Leadership - At the heart of leadership there is always a person. Someone like you, committed to serving others as a leader: truthful, courageous, purpose driven, humble, strong, fair and compassionate. Someone, who realises that leadership is not about money or status, but rather about positive influence...

21 Mar

Why Leadership Needs Empathy

In Leadership

My manager truly cared about me as a person more than he did about me as an employee. Something I saw in him and in some of the managers I had afterwards was that they really put people first.

13 Mar

Don’t send your employees on training programmes

In Leadership Development, Thor Olafsson, Training

Don’t send your employees on training programmes Coming from a trainer and a coach who has delivered training programmes for the last 17 years, this headline is a strange statement. You could even say it lacks credibility as my colleagues and I have been and plan to continue delivering training...