Posts in Human Leaders
How long does it take to become a CEO?
How long does it take to become a CEO?

On average it takes 24 years to become a CEO, however, a long-term study demonstrated, how you can get there faster (and better equipped).

Of course it takes Resilience, however, it’s also about being “squiggly”, asking for help and learning as you go.

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Adaptability, Agile, Careers, Change, Coaching, Confidence, Decision making, Ego, Emotional Intelligence, Human Leaders, Leadership, Motivation, Purpose, Resilience, Resilient, Self Awareness, Self-efficacyRussell HarveyThe Resilience CoachCEO, Resilient, Resilience, Career, Career Coaching, Ego, confidence, VUCA, coachingComment
The Apprentice: Possibly the worst example of leadership in action
The Apprentice: Possibly the worst example of leadership in action

I know The Apprentice is a TV Programme, however, I do worry that too many people are seeing their behaviours as a way to lead and “get ahead”.

After the 2008 financial Crash, a “New Leaders Paradigm” was highlighted that would be a different way forward - and it requires Resilience as well as a healthy approach to Ego.

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Adaptability, Behaviour, Business Owner, Careers, Change, Coaching, Confidence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Human Leaders, Leadership, Motivation, Purpose, Resilience, Thrive, Self Awareness, EgoRussell HarveyLeadership, The Apprentice, BBC, Resilience, Resilience Wheel, Behaviour, confidence, Capability, Ego, self development, Self Awareness, Leading self, Human Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, EmpathyComment
Business owners: How do you make decisions?
Business owners: How do you make decisions?

How do you make decisions?

Business Owners and Leaders have to balance them as a human, data and strategy. How well do you balance these in your decision making approach.

In a VUCA World, business leaders have to “resolve a suite of dilemmas ethically and creatively”.

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Adaptability, Agile, Behaviour, Change, Coaching, Confidence, Decision making, Emotional Intelligence, Human Leaders, Imagination, Leadership, Mental Health, Motivation, Productivity, Purpose, Resilience, VUCA, Business Owner, SMERussell HarveyResilience, Decision making, Ethics, dilemmas, problem solving, creativity, innovation, Business owner, stress, SME, EntrepreneurComment
If you want to lead change successfully, you need to start with yourself
If you want to lead change successfully, you need to start with yourself

In order to be able to Lead change well and deliver what is necessary, we often “don’t have time” for our personal development during change and more specifically organisational change.

The statement of; “I’m too busy with change to learn how do deliver it well” is too often the headspace people and leaders are in.

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Behaviour, Coaching, Decision making, Human Leaders, Leadership, Purpose, Productivity, Resilience, ChangeRussell HarveyChange, Leading self, VUCA, Resilience, Performance, StressComment
True resilience takes teamwork
True resilience takes teamwork

How far along the path of Hybrid are you and your organisation?

Individuals and teams that have a good grounding of Resilience will be better placed and be more open to further opportunities to redefine the world of “work”.

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Adaptability, Agile, Behaviour, Coaching, Confidence, Decision making, Emotional Intelligence, Change, Empathy, Healthy workplace, Human Leaders, Leadership, Mental Health, Motivation, Productivity, Purpose, Resilience, VUCA, wellbeingRussell HarveyPsychological Safety, Resilience, Reservoir, VUCA, Values, Wellbeing, Change, coachingComment
How to handle mixed messages as ‘freedom day’ looms
How to handle mixed messages as ‘freedom day’ looms

As we’re approaching “Freedom Day” with mixed messages, feelings and thoughts about the best course of action for ourselves and others.

Once again, being Resilient will help you with any decisions that you will want to make.

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Adaptability, Agile, Behaviour, Change, Coaching, Confidence, Decision making, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Human Leaders, Leadership, Mental Health, Politics, Motivation, Resilience, Resilient, VUCA, wellbeingRussell HarveyReservoir, Resilience, Freedom Day, VUCA, Overwhelm, adaptable, self-care, Leading self, LeadershipComment
Resilience: it's a long game.
Resilience: it's a long game.

Becoming Resilient cannot be achieved via a “quick fix”, “one-off” session. Building and maintaining your Resilience requires regular effort and helpful habits.

How each individual recovers from the Pandemic will be unique to them and it will require dedicated long-term effort and support from Organisations.

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Adaptability, Agile, Behaviour, Change, Coaching, Decision making, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Healthy workplace, Human Leaders, Leadership, Mental Health, Motivation, Productivity, Resilience, Resilient, VUCA, wellbeingRussell HarveyLeadership, Learning, Resilience, Resilient, VUCA, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy
Have you ever asked yourself ‘how do I learn?’
Have you ever asked yourself ‘how do I learn?’

How do you learn? And how are you going to genuinely learn form the last year?

A good level of Resilience enables you to be more open-minded, have a Growth Mindset and allow yourself to take forward key learning from the past year.

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Adaptability, Behaviour, Change, Coaching, Confidence, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Human Leaders, Leadership, Motivation, Resilience, Resilient, VUCA, Wellbeing strategyRussell HarveyResilience, agile, Growth Mindet, Learning, Leadership, HumanLeader, Psychological SafetyComment
Adaptability vs Agility
Adaptability vs Agility

Alongside being told, “you need to be Resilient”, we’re also being told to “be adaptable” and “be agile”. However is it really clear to you what these terms mean? Which one energises you more?!

Adaptable is about our overall openness to change and Agility is our capacity to quickly to change direction. There is a difference.

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Agile, Behaviour, Change, Coaching, Confidence, Decision making, Emotional Intelligence, Human Leaders, Leadership, Resilience, Resilient, VUCARussell HarveyResilience, Reservoir, hamster wheel, adaptable, Leading self, Learning, agileComment