Personal Development Archives - Strategic Leadership

10 Sep

Are You Killing Your Career By Avoiding Conflict?

By Kate Tuck
In Conflict, Leadership, Personal Development

How Your Brain Handles Conflict - Many of us have been socialised or learned as adults that conflict is “bad” and in order to succeed, we should appear optimistic and positive at all times. Yet while this avoidance of conflict leads to superficial harmony, it denies what is really...

07 May

4 Impressive Ways Great Leaders Handle Their Mistakes

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership, Personal Development

All leaders make mistakes. To be human means to mess up once in a while. But the difference between good leaders and great ones lies in how they handle those mistakes. What are you modelling to those around you when you make a mistake? Your team will be watching, and...

09 Apr

Strong Leaders Need a Healthy Relationship with Feedback

By Kate Tuck
In Learning, Personal Development

A healthy relationship with feedback exists when you can unemotionally assess the results of your business and then rationally determine what inputs or actions you need to change. Denial is a very frequent manifestation of an unhealthy relationship. It’s important to honestly evaluate and improve your relationship with feedback before...

14 Mar

Dan Pink: This is how to give better feedback in just 19 words

By Kate Tuck
In Personal Development, Team

It certainly is important for everyone to develop skill in giving and receiving feedback. Set high expectations and encouraging people to set high expectations for themselves and those around them, equally powerful.This simple tip exemplifies the growth mindset. Psychological safety is really important for encouraging a growth mindset in...

07 Mar

Elon Musk Work Ethic: 10 Secrets for Insane Success

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership, Personal Development

Elon Musk Work Ethic: 10 Secrets for Insane Success: Now, Elon Musk is a smarter than average individual with an enormous ambition and drive. But I think that us–mere mortals–can incorporate some of his productivity secrets into our daily lives. Here are the top 10 productivity secrets of Elon Musk work...

21 Feb

You’re Still at Risk of Burn Out Even If You Love What You Do

By Kate Tuck
In Engagement, Leadership, Personal Development

And no, it can't be be resolved by blowing off some steam or meditating for 30 minutes - When we’re deeply immersed in our work, we’re often committed to a goal and a quality standard and making progress accordingly. This is what people mean when they talk about “engagement.”...

07 Feb

My Happiness Tips for 2018 by Richard Branson

By Kate Tuck
In Personal Development, Vision & Purpose

A few years ago I wrote the following letter for Mind’s book: Dear Stranger, Letters on the subject of happiness. I re-read it recently and was struck by how much the words still ring true, so I thought I would republish the letter in the hope that my words...

30 Nov

5 Ways to Boost Your Resilience at Work

By Kate Tuck
In Personal Development

More than five decades of research point to the fact that resilience is built by attitudes, behaviors and social supports that can be adopted and cultivated by anyone. Factors that lead to resilience include optimism; the ability to stay balanced and manage strong or difficult emotions; a sense of...

28 Nov

How to Inspire Engagement – Podcast with Chris Atkinson

By Christopher Atkinson
In Chris Atkinson, Engagement, Personal Development

Last week Chris Atkinson was interviewed by Brett Gajda for his podcast Where There's Smoke - they discussed inspiration and engagement. The interview includes debate about where people go wrong, our misunderstandings of the topic and three techniques to inspire others.

11 Sep

5 Deadly Beliefs That Limit Leaders

By Kate Tuck
In Leadership, Personal Development

Ineffective leaders believe wrong things about themselves, others, situations, and organisations.