EPISODE TWENTY ONE

Value Your People

SUMMARY SECTION

Leaders must make their people feel valued. Doing this effectively creates high performing teams with enhanced levels of fulfilment. In this episode James shares ten tips that every leader can adopt to ensure their team feel valued.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Interest in staff as people not just employees

Active listening

Speak their language

Family first

Candid and consistent performance appraisal

Delegate and resist micro management

Personal touch of handwritten note or gift

Three parts to praise

Birthdays off

ABOUT THE HOST

James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.

His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.

As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance and create it in both our professional roles and personal lives.

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EPISODE TWENTY

Tackling Imposter Syndrome

SUMMARY SECTION

Practically every client of The Lonely Leader has wrestled with Imposter Syndrome at some point on their leadership journey. In this episode James provides tried and tested tips to help you combat the syndrome.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Experience is irrelevant. Imposter Syndrome can impact even the most seasoned of leaders.

Accept your mistakes. Making mistakes does not mean you are an imposter.

Accept you are a work in progress. We never stop learning.

Rely on self validation as opposed to external validation.

Always celebrate your wins.

ABOUT THE HOST

James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.

His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.

As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance and create it in both our professional roles and personal lives.

CONNECT & CONTACT

www.thelonelyleader.co.uk

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EPISODE NINETEEN

Leadership Essentials: Courage

SUMMARY

James has compiled a list of Leadership Essentials. They are drawn from his experiences and insights as a chief executive, coach, mentor and from decades of research.

These essentials should form an integral part of every leadership style. The series continues with a focus on courage and the impact it can have on creating high performing individuals and organisations.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Leadership requires courage:

To make a decision

To give inexperienced talent a chance

To delegate

To admit you have a skills gap

To show vulnerability

To be disliked

ABOUT THE HOST

James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.

His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.

As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance and create it in both our professional roles and personal lives.

LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT

Leadership Essentials: Authenticity

Leadership Essentials: Delegation

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