by Alison Reid | Oct 23, 2020 | Leadership
What sort of “ist” are you? In her latest book, Dare to Lead, Brene Brown talks about the Stockdale Paradox. Admiral Stockdale was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for 8 years. He was tortured more than 20 times, yet still helped other prisoners bear the...
by Alison Reid | Oct 7, 2020 | Leadership
Have the courage of your convictions Since they introduced clay courts at our tennis club, it’s much easier to make a line call. If you call the ball out and your opponent disagrees, you can actually go over to the spot where the ball landed and find the mark....
by Alison Reid | Sep 28, 2020 | Leadership
You are not alone When I run webinars, I ask participants at the end what their top takeaway was from the session – their golden nugget. When I’ve been talking about the challenges of dealing with negative thoughts and impostor syndrome, participants...
by Alison Reid | Sep 10, 2020 | Leadership
Dispelling 4 myths about confidence Confidence has a bad press. It’s often dismissed as not being a serious contender in what helps or hinders high-achievers from unleashing their leadership potential. In this post, I share a sneak-peek from the book I’m...
by Alison Reid | Sep 2, 2020 | Leadership
Befriend reality I was really looking forward to our long-planned holiday in Wales last week anticipating lots of fresh air, walking and relaxing. The reality was that I was laid low with a cold (just a cold, not flu, but I don’t do colds lightly), my husband...
by Alison Reid | Aug 14, 2020 | Leadership
It’s ok to ask Covid-19 has meant many of my clients’ hopes and expectations of career progression have been sabotaged, at least for now. Appraisals have been postponed, promotions have been delayed, people that were going to be moving on...
