Leadership and happiness, when do they arise together?
In his TED talk titled “Want to be happy? Be grateful”, David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk makes the point that happiness arises when we avail ourselves of the opportunity presented by each moment in life. Even in difficult circumstances opportunity still exists and happiness is available. What displaces being present to the opportunity of each […]
The not so obvious consequences of NOT delegating
Most managers know the obvious consequences of not delegating and not delegating effectively. • Increased workload, stress and frustration for the manager. • The manager doesn’t do their job properly because they are also doing someone else’s job. • Manager becomes bottleneck. • Manager is passed over for more senior positions as not delegating becomes […]
The team that learns together, grows together
I watched an inspiring movie last week called ‘The Good Life’ about the plight of a group of Sudanese children displaced by war and their journey to resettlement in the US as young adults. It was a very moving story and I recommend watching it, but the thing that caught my attention at the end […]