LEADERSHIP BEHIND THE SCENES
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So much has been said about leadership, but the human aspect has often been left out. This podcast seeks to redress the balance, recognising that you’re human first and leader second – and work is never just work. Join Executive Coach and Leadership Consultant Noomi Melchior Natan as she shares tips and insights on how you can increase your impact and influence, so you can be the leader you’ve always dreamed of being – and feel proud when you look in the mirror.
[EP 27] The productivity mistake that will have your leadership stagnate. Even experienced leaders fall into this trap
When you’ve had a great day and someone asks you: “How was your day?” Do you answer: “I got a lot done. Lots of stuff sorted and ticked off my list.” If that’s your answer - watch out. We have a fixation with being efficient. But in our obsession with...
[EP 26] 11 tips on how to give feedback the human-friendly way
Giving feedback is a core part of a leader’s job. In most companies it’s even formalized. There are annual reviews and mid-year reviews. Often there are plans to be filled like: Personal Development Plans or Independent Development Plans. Processes have lots of...
[EP 25] Are you working in your Zone of Genius?
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know there is one book I recommend again and again. It’s The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. At least once a week, sometimes in a coaching session, sometimes at the playground, sometimes at a family gathering, I share my...
[EP 24] Has everyone got what it takes to be successful?
I had just finished a speaking engagement and a woman came up to me and asked: “Has everyone got what it takes to be successful?” It seemed like an innocent enough question, that also felt familiar, as I have heard many versions of it. I started...
[EP 23] What drives success – learnings from a CEO, Professional Footballer and Explorer
If you ask a Professional Footballer turned Professional Football Manager, a CEO and a Filmer Maker/Explorer How Do You Become Successful, do you think you will get some common themes and answers? In November 2019 I had the honour of moderating a panel...
[EP 22] 1 Clear Question to Guarantee Your Leadership Growth
When I ask how my clients how they’ve been since our last coaching session, they usually say: “Busy.” Busy is the norm. In fact busy is almost like a badge of honour and that tells us we must be doing something important. But when a year has gone, what have you...
[EP 21] 3 Ways to Lower Organisational Anxiety during Restructuring and Change
Organisational change, restructuring, transformation, re-organisation, right-sizing, call it what you want, it’s become the new normal in our world of work. Sadly, most of the time, the organisational change process doesn’t take enough consideration to basic...
[EP 20] Myth: To become more successful copy those at the top
I very often get calls from leaders who’ve been told they have improve something to get to the next level of leadership. Makes sense. But here’s how it often sounds: Silver called me: “I want to become Partner in my firm and I have been told that I have to improve my...
[EP 19] The antidote to perfectionism
You can’t tell a perfectionist: “Just lower your standards a little”. Or “You need to learn what good enough looks like.” There is no satisfaction in good enough if you like to go for the best of the best (of the best). The antidote to perfectionism is not low or...
[EP 18] Where is my role model?
“I look around and I don’t see anyone “above me” I want to be like.” Ursula, a talented leader able to deliver both on people and profit promises was explaining to me why she wasn’t looking for bigger/higher opportunities. “It looks like they sacrifice big,” she...
[EP 17] Organisational Change Hangover
“When is it going to be fun again?” a good friend of mine asked after a large round of restructuring at her work place. She loves her job. She has what for her is the dream job. But suddenly it didn’t feel fun anymore. I told my friend that what she was feeling was...
[EP 16] Key mistake leaders make when they’re starting a new job
You’re starting a new job and you want to get off to a good start. But in the process of trying to get it right, you’re making a key mistake. “How is the new guy in your office?” I asked a friend a few years ago. “He is trying so hard to prove himself. It’s really...
[EP 15] 5 reasons why judging your parents impact your leadership power
As you judge your parents so your personal power suffers. The more you want to skip this episode – the more you probably need to listen to it. And let’s be clear! You don’t need to ever speak to your parents again, if that is what you’re worried about. You might want...
[EP 14] How you do one thing is how you do everything
Back in 2009 I was watching Celebrity Masterchef religiously. (I have a slight obsession with cooking programs). I remember watching Iwan Thomas Welsh sprinter and Olympic gold medallist enter the Masterchef Final and thinking: well of course he can make it to the...
[EP 13] Classic mistake leaders make when they want to motivate their people
Have you spent countless hours trying to figure out how to get the best out of your team and how to motivate them? Perhaps there is one specific person that you keep thinking about… If your answer is yes, you have committed one of the classic leadership mistakes. Know...
[EP 12] The one decision that snowballs a million good ones
Want to be a high achiever? Then you need to ruthless in what you choose to bother your mind with and how you set up your daily routines. We are faced with countless choices daily and bombarded with information. Guarding your mental capacity and limiting the amount of...
[EP 11] 3 surprising ways your childhood impacts your ability to lead and be led
Did you know that your success patterns as a leader, and your ability to be lead has a lot to do with your childhood? You might find this an inconvenient statement, but that doesn’t make it any less true. What happened to you as a child, good, bad, ugly, joyfull, has...
[EP 10] Your impatience minimizes your Leadership Power and 3 things to ground your power
As a leader, you want to be acutely aware of anything that negatively affects your power, your ability to influence, and have people really come along with your initiatives. (We are talking about the good kind of power used with integrity to do more of the good stuff...
[EP 9] Do you know the difference between taking it personal and being emotionally invested?
"Even if someone shoots you - it's not personal." This sentence has stayed with me since I first heard it on my ipod listening to an audio book called The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz back in 2010. I have probably chewed this sentence over in my head 100s of...
[EP 8] The ejector seat – part 2 – what to do when you have a role where nobody seems to stay
Today is part 1 of two episodes about the “Ejector Seat”. The Ejector Seat is the kind of role in an organisation, where it seems like, no matter how hard you try to find the right candidate, no one is successful. People go off on sick leave, get fired or just leave –...