Organisational culture – a valuable asset, expensive liability…

There are two ways you can handle your weaknesses. You can let them run you or you can run head first into them. If you are going to run head first into them it is a good idea to have a plan.

“Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it’s often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.” ― Brené Brown

“Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.” ― Carl Sagan

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something. So that’s my wish for you, and…

Effective Leaders know thyself. Effective Leaders know what drives them. They know their personal values and their work values. They know what motivates them and what they are good at. They know their own preferences and their ability to adapt. Effective leaders demonstrate high levels of self-actualizing behaviour. “Based on needs of personal growth, self-fulfillment…

John Cleese provides some great insights into how NOT to create an environment for teaming and innovating.  Those familiar with the Human Synergistics Circumplex listen out for the Passive and Aggressive leadership behaviours.