Tag: human-centred leadership

When you take yourself too seriously

Why leaders struggle when they take themselves too seriously (and what shifts when they don’t)

I’ve been paying attention recently to what happens when we, individually or collectively, slip into taking ourselves just a bit too seriously. You can feel it in a room. Everything tightens. The energy shifts. People start choosing their words instead of sharing their thinking.​ ​And it’s rarely because anyone is trying to be difficult. It’s…
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"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill quote

The true measure of life

I love this quote as it alludes to what I see as the true measure of life, being the giving of ourselves to others.​ ​ I don’t see it as about material generosity – it’s about the giving of our time, energy, knowledge, and kindness. When we give of ourselves in this way, I think…
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