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Uniting your team

January 14, 2019 by Liz Mercer Leave a Comment

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How to get your team unstuck… Are you part of a team that’s stalled and are you starting the year short of ideas on how to kick start your efforts?  In the Nov/Dec 18 Harvard Business Review, the authors of ‘Unite Your Senior Team’, discuss what it takes for a team to create a growth… Uniting your team[Read More]

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Cultivating Everyday Courage

January 3, 2019 by Liz Mercer 1 Comment

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My eyes and ears are always open to simple and impactful messages on leadership. In the Nov/Dec Harvard Business Review, we are invited to consider that it is not heroism, or only particular personality traits that lead to great leadership, rather its consistently demonstrated everyday courage. We’re offered a set of behaviours for cultivating everyday… Cultivating Everyday Courage[Read More]

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Transformative Leadership

November 20, 2018 by Liz Mercer Leave a Comment

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There is no doubt in my mind that President Lincoln was an inspiring, transformational leader who infused people’s lives with a sense of purpose and meaning; no mean feat.  And so I was naturally drawn to the title ‘Lincoln and the Art of Transformative Leadership’ in the Sept/Oct Harvard Business Review. The article is an… Transformative Leadership[Read More]

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‘Happiness Traps’ and how to avoid them

September 28, 2017 by Liz Mercer Leave a Comment

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“It’s time to claim our right to be happy at work”.  In a previous news item, I referenced Annie McKee, (teamed with Daniel Goleman and Richard Boyatzis), who took our understanding of the emotionally intelligent leader to a new level. This time, in HBR’s Sept/Oct issue, Annie McKee now opens the door on how to… ‘Happiness Traps’ and how to avoid them[Read More]

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Great Leadership: Nature or Nurture, or is that not the point?

September 21, 2017 by Liz Mercer Leave a Comment

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Are you born a great leader? Or can you develop to be one?  This age-old debate has simply run out of steam for me.   In recent times, I have become a firm believer that what distinguishes great leadership from average leadership is the ability to know yourself, know what kind of leader you want to… Great Leadership: Nature or Nurture, or is that not the point?[Read More]

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Five Leader “Must-Do’s”

July 5, 2017 by Liz Mercer Leave a Comment

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In a recent Linked-In post, I shared Sharon Richmond’s World’s Simplest Leadership Model; Set Direction, Engage and Enable! Here is my synopsis of her latest thinking on Leading When Times Are Tough.   So much is written about advice for leaders, but Sharon’s Five Leader “Must-Do’s”, also presented at the MBTI User Conference this year,… Five Leader “Must-Do’s”[Read More]

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