How Great Leaders Build Trust and Increase Engagement A few weeks ago I recorded a podcast about the Power of Trust to Succeed and many people wrote and asked why it is that you can do something with the very best intentions but find that it… leadershipadvan… The Elephant and Rider – How to […]
Principles of Successful Tech Leadership
Principles of Successful Tech Leadership
Bridging the Gaps to Unity of Cohesion and Effort Between Tech Leadership and the Business
Dr John Kenworthy and Barbara Dossetter
The common ground is the frustrations with scope creep, budget specifications, programme management and poor leadership.
Unfortunately, this hasn’t changed in 40 years, and won’t change until both parties ante up to the bar properly. As the need for projects has exponentially increased, it’s seriously outrun our ability to field talented people to make this happen.
The Elephant and Rider – How to Influence Change
Have you ever wondered why it’s so tough to influence change?
Why is it, that with our very best intentions, we still find it difficult to make changes that we know would be good for us? It seems that it’s down to our inner elephant.
I’ve borrowed the analogy used by University of Virginia psychologist Jonathan Haidt in his wonderful book The Happiness Hypothesis. Haidt says that our emotional side is an Elephant and our rational side is its Rider. Perched atop the Elephant, the Rider holds the reins and seems to be the leader. But the Rider’s control is precarious because the Rider is so small relative to the Elephant. Anytime the six-ton Elephant and the Rider disagree about which direction to go, the Rider is going to lose. He’s completely overmatched.
Most of us are all too familiar with situations in which our Elephant overpowers our Rider
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Brought to you by Dr John KenworthyHow to Bust Stress and Fears
You know that stress is bad for you. Yet you endure it every day. Modern life is stressful. Whether it’s work, your boss, your spouse, your kids, your parents, driving or simply trying to fathom what to eat today. Your life is filled with stressors. So what can you do about it?
Imagine you are visiting a theme park
The best rides always have a long queue and you look with disdain at a group of ‘bullies’ who cut the line and push in front of you.
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Brought to you by Dr John KenworthyFive Ways to Let Your Courage Set You Free
Courage is the root of all freedom.
It takes courage to dream big dreams… no matter your past, circumstances, or what others tell you. It takes courage to go after what matters. And when the going gets tough and obstacles crop up (as they always will), it takes courage to press on. Any time you go after what you really want, your doubts and fears will surface. That’s just part of the experience. You must ignore the voices that say “turn back” or “give up now” or “this is too hard.”
It is courage that keeps you moving forward.
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