In a world of seemingly competent institutions and authority figures, it’s both alarming and deeply reassuring to discover that everyone is just winging it. Action for Happiness, highlights the detrimental effects of chronically comparing our insides with other people’s outsides. We tend to project an image of calm proficiency to
I’m noticing that leaders are realising the profound impact of incorporating kindness and compassion into their leadership styles, and Graham Alcott’s eight principles of kindful leadership offer a comprehensive guide for leaders seeking to infuse their organisations with compassion, empathy, and personal growth. These strategies offer leaders a roadmap from
An enlightening TedX talk from a comedian and performer, Jordan Raskopolous about the dichotomy between being supremely confident in one area of life and cripplingly anxious in another. I wanted to share this as a reminder that ‘ShyLoud’ is a real thing, to highlight this specific anxiety disorder to anyone
I previously wrote and article about the difference between being assertive and being aggressive, and the fact many people confuse being aggressive with being assertive. Being rude with asserting. I liked these eight reminders about the difference between communicating aggressively versus assertively. Andy.
Powerpoint punchlines and proof if needed that more nerds should be comedians. Enjoy! Andy.
Leadership coach and advisor, Andy Brown, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director at SIREN FX, working with CEO, Paul Duprey, the Siren FX founders and the leadership team as they step up to become the leading force in foreign exchange benchmarking. “It’s a pleasure to become part of the Siren FX team as Paul, the founders, and the leadership team continue to
Some years ago – before remote working was a standard ‘thing’ – one of my co-workers used to leave voice messages on Slack and Whatsapp. No one really liked it, and it became a bit of a running joke (albeit one she was aware of). But she persisted. As trends
A few of you responded to my article a few weeks ago in which I wrote about my dwindling motivation towards exercise since completing my half marathon at the end of last year. Since it seems a few of us are in the same boat, I thought I would share
Writing is easy. Great writing is almost impossible. As Seth Godin said: “If your work isn’t more useful or insightful or urgent than GPT can create in 12 seconds, don’t interrupt people with it. Technology begins by making old work easier, but then it requires that new work be better.”
We all have the capacity for change at any moment. Yet New Year seems a good opportunity to ask if those small steps, your habits, are taking you in the direction you want to move to achieve your longer term goals. If the answer is “no” then consider what you
