Motivation cannot be forced or created for others, as it is an internal drive fueled by beliefs and emotions. Using David Rock’s ‘SCARF’ (+1) model you can maximize the impact you may have as a leader in fostering your team’s…
The 3 Prerequisites for True, Long-Term Success
1. ‘Serving a purpose larger than myself 2. ‘Setting clear goals and be committed to achieve them’ 3. ‘Experience my true passions through my work’ Surprise (?): none of them has to do with circumstances, education, tools, processes, success recipes…
7 Steps to make your each Day count at work!
1. Make sure you crystallize your personal ‘why’: why you live, why you work. Write-down, Review & amend it every day until you feel it’s there. Every morning remember your ‘why’ and just ‘breathe it in’ at least for 30″.…
Returned from vacation earlier? 10 practical steps to stay ahead of the game.
1. Clear all physical and digital space and files. 2. Check out your previous ‘to do’ Lists.Keep as ‘pending’ 3 items max. 3. Rethink you personal mission, vision and objectives for the upcoming season . Write them down making sure…
Key Questions for Leadership Teams to ask themselves in order to avoid common Decision Traps
1. To avoid excess risk aversion : What is the worst thing that could happen ? What would be the impact ? What is the probability that it happens ? 2. To avoid analysis-paralysis: What is our ‘gut’ saying about…
9 Questions to quickly assess whether your organization fosters TRUE Innovation
1. Are you involved in continuous experimentation for delighting clients ? 2. Do you welcome mistakes as an essential element of a learning process (vs as an element to be eliminated) ? 3. Are your structures & processes formulated to…
How to accelerate the building of Trust as a New Team Leader
As a new team leader, one of the fundamental ‘assets’ you will need to possess is the trust of your team. Here’s how you may accelerate this process: 1. Meet in person all key team-members and just listen to their…
Τhe 9 most dangerous Traps in Decision-Making for Leadership Teams
1. The anchoring trap : disproportionate weight is given to the first or the last piece of info 2. The status quo trap : bias towards maintaining the current situation 3. The sunk-cost trap : perpetuate mistakes of the past…
The 12 things you need to understand about Trust before inspiring it at work
1. You need to trust yourself first 2. You either trust or do not trust – there are no shades of it 3. You need to be fair, honest, open, respectful, empathetical and courageous before you trust 4. It doesn’t…
How to use Dr Seligman’s ‘3 components of Happiness’ in your job:
1. Pleasure : put a real smiley face every day whatever you do, practice the art of finding something joyful at work in as many moments as possible. 2. Engagement : choose your own path to increase your depth of…
