Motivation and the inner drivers

Motivation is thought to be incentive driven behaviour, benefiting from financial reward, status, praise, to name but a few. It is often thought to be the hero that powers success, ‘she did it because she was motivated” or “she didn’t achieve the right results because...

Mentally ‘tough’?

What do you think of when you think of a mentally tough person? For me the term conjures up the image of an athlete at the starting blocks of the Olympics waiting for the starter pistol to start the race.  This is quickly replaced by the memories of the hundreds of...

It’s not about position, it’s about action

When I used to hear the term leader, I often visualised a man standing on a chair with one foot on the table with his hand in the air, surrounded by his team cheering and chanting, I think I’ve seen a picture of this and it stuck. This visual is a vintage ideal of a...

Emotions – the soft skill that pack a powerful punch

Imagine you are facing your biggest fear, your body and mind respond on their own, there’s irrational thinking, your body freezes and you no longer feel in any way able to control how you react, like there’s an invisible force controlling you. How does it feel? Now...