by Elisabet Hearn | Jan 19, 2021 | Blogs
Talk is cheap, behaviours are priceless. Raise your impact in 2021 by ramping up your ‘say:do’ ratio. With more people spending time working in the virtual world either ‘working from home or living at work’, our say:do ratio is extremely important. It is time to raise...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jan 15, 2021 | Blogs
It’s a new year, a new month – what better time to have a proper restart? This is the time to do it, don’t let the autopilot run your life, career and choices, make sure you are in charge of your journey through the year and beyond. As you kick off 2021, stop...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jan 11, 2021 | Blogs
Welcome to a new year and the January issue of impact! Yes, it’s a new year and one that we have probably all looked forward to. The focus this month is on starting the year with impact by working smarter, walking the talk and beating the ‘busy bug’....
by Elisabet Hearn | Jan 4, 2021 | Blogs
It’s not just because of the opportunity for a lie-in, or the not-so-fashionable all-day pyjama fashion, video gaming, watching good films, pigging out on chocolate, or taking a long walk – although all that is of course good too! No, the main reason we love New...
by Elisabet Hearn | Dec 21, 2020 | Blogs
The end of a year is often about reflection, learning and gratitude. There are typically celebrations, office Christmas parties and maybe holiday gifts that get exchanged. This year is of course different – celebrations as usual are largely not possible. But...
by Elisabet Hearn | Dec 19, 2020 | Blogs
Buy a minimum of 7 copies of our multi-award-winning books, as individual gifts OR for your team, and you will enter our prize draw for a chance to win an individual Executive Impact Coaching™ session (with one of us) for yourself or someone you want to gift it to. We...
by Elisabet Hearn | Dec 10, 2020 | Blogs
t’s been said many times and we’ll say it again – it’s been a tough year. Most of us have never experienced anything like it in our lifetime. And we hope that we won’t need to again. But from even the most difficult times come insights,...
by Elisabet Hearn | Dec 7, 2020 | Blogs
Welcome to the 6th issue of IMPACT! We are coming to the end of 2020, hence we reflect this month on what to make of this unprecedented year, how to turn your detection ability on as a leader, why being proud is so important, and how powerful that first day of a new...
by Elisabet Hearn | Nov 6, 2020 | Blogs
The November issue of IMPACT is here. This month we reflect on the practice of kindness as a leader, the shaping of a culture, winning strategies from the world of sports, and factors that create leadership impact. And there’s a story about an angry CEO....
by Elisabet Hearn | Nov 5, 2020 | Blogs
We are very excited, proud and grateful to be a Gold Winner – we have received an incredible 4th award for our latest book! This is also our 10th book award overall. The award is given for “a truly impactful and transformative guide to...
by Elisabet Hearn | Oct 26, 2020 | Blogs
Everyone talks about organisational culture, many want to change it but find it’s about as easy as finding a needle in haystack. This is because culture can’t be captured in processes, policies and procedures. Culture can be aided by a sensible infrastructure, but is...
by Elisabet Hearn | Oct 7, 2020 | Blogs
The October issue of impact is here, bringing you more articles on leadership in a fast changing world. This month we focus on how to build bridges after divisive situations, what we can learn from the TV-series ‘The Apprentice’ and how important...
by Elisabet Hearn | Sep 10, 2020 | Blogs
Leading in the new hybrid workplace We are in the middle of global pandemic where leaders are challenged and tested in a way never seen in our lifetime. How leaders respond, how they inspire hope and engage in collaborative dialogue or not, will become their legacy....
by Elisabet Hearn | Sep 7, 2020 | Blogs
September is here and this issue of impact kicks off the autumn by bringing you another collection of our articles on leadership. The global pandemic is creating a new hybrid work environment and there is a lot we can do as leaders to make that experience for...
by Elisabet Hearn | Aug 24, 2020 | Blogs
Learning never stops. As the world keeps evolving, we need to evolve too – we need to gain new knowledge, skills and experience continuously. The pace of change is simply such, that we cannot possibly know it all. We need to be a ‘learn it all’ rather than a ‘know it...
by Elisabet Hearn | Aug 12, 2020 | Blogs
We are very proud, grateful and honoured to have received another TWO book awards for our latest book! This brings the number of book awards for our 3 books to an amazing 9 in total. The Leader’s Guide to Impact (Financial Times Publishing 2019) has just been awarded...
by Elisabet Hearn | Aug 11, 2020 | Blogs
The story below is a chapter from one of our future books, currently going under the working name of “The Culture Shaper”. Alain always demanded attention, and today would be no different. His suit carried a designer label, his shoes were shining and his trademark...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jul 27, 2020 | Blogs
Want a team where people work together, “all for one and one for all”? Then here’s a practical recommendation. Make a habit of using we-talk. When you talk about the team, with the team or outside it, use words that demonstrate your commitment to the team, and...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jul 7, 2020 | Blogs
The COVID-19 outbreak quickly changed the reality for people all around the world. The speed by which the virus spread, led to governments around the world deploying different strategies to stop or at least slow down the virus spreading. For leaders all around the...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 25, 2020 | Blogs
Just because you’re not all in the same place, doesn’t mean you can’t get together like you normally would. It just needs to be virtually. And if you don’t normally get together in this informal way, this is a great time to start it! It’s more important than normal to...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 22, 2020 | Blogs
Samuel was in a bad mood, his wife this morning had really annoyed him by being so negative about her new job, she seemed miserable and downbeat, she was complaining that everything was wrong. Samuel had tried to help her see that is wasn’t but it hadn’t done any...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 19, 2020 | Blogs
Being kind comes naturally. It’s in our human nature to want good things for others, to want others to be happy, to succeed and prosper. As a leader right now in this global pandemic and unrest, it’s a necessity to let that natural kindness come to the forefront of...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 16, 2020 | Blogs
A version of this article was first published in the Indian Management magazine. Stephen walked through the turnstiles for the first time since being appointed the new Chief Operating Officer. He was filled with energy and pride, having finally secured the senior...
by Elisabet Hearn | May 20, 2020 | Blogs
Mandy and Elisabet have written 3 award-winning books on leadership: The Team Formula, Leading Teams 10 Challenge 10 Solutions, The Leader’s Guide to Impact Buy them here on Amazon For other international buying options The Leader’s Guide to Impact Things move fast....
by Elisabet Hearn | May 18, 2020 | Blogs
Going into the future, our ability to have great impact is becoming more and more important. We all need to think about our effect on others and what effect we want to have. How we operate rather than simply what we do is becoming more and more critical to success....
by Elisabet Hearn | May 15, 2020 | Blogs
Do you have a job interview coming up? Whether online or face to face. Or maybe you want to make sure you are ready for your next important interview? And want to make a really good impression, have great impact? Then check out these 7 impact hacks to help you do just...
by Elisabet Hearn | May 12, 2020 | Blogs
Sarah was frustrated. She had noticed that her team members often seemed dismissive about the importance of her work. Why are they not interested in my work? Does what I do not matter? Sarah felt angry, defensive and helpless, which made things even worse....
by Elisabet Hearn | May 8, 2020 | Blogs
Ultimately, stakeholder management is what running an organisation is all about. Effective stakeholder management helps you do a better job, both in the short and long term. So what are stakeholders? Well, anyone who has a stake in what you do, is a stakeholder....
by Elisabet Hearn | May 4, 2020 | Blogs
We are so very proud to have received our 7th* book award, Finalist in the Book Excellence Awards’ Leadership category! This is the first award for our third book “The Leader’s Guide to Impact” published by Financial Times Publishing 2019. We live in unprecedented...
by Elisabet Hearn | Apr 30, 2020 | Blogs
Everyone is different. Everyone is their own unique person. Just because they don’t think or feel like you, that doesn’t mean that they are wrong. People typically do the best they can. Rarely do people intentionally set out to annoy others or create conflict. If...
by Elisabet Hearn | Mar 31, 2020 | Blogs
We are very excited and proud to share that our third book “The Leader’s Guide to Impact” has been honoured as a Book Excellence Awards Finalist in the Leadership category. These Awards honour books that have high quality design, writing and market appeal. Our purpose...
by Elisabet Hearn | Mar 30, 2020 | Blogs
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy Do you ever wish things could remain the same for a while? Do you feel like there’s too much change? Do you wish it could just slow down, even if...
by Elisabet Hearn | Mar 27, 2020 | Blogs
Smooth sailing is rare – we are always surrounded by some degree of change. But at times it’s more choppy than usual; more uncertain than the norm. Leading your team well in those circumstances is more important than ever. Team members may feel worried, angry or...
by Elisabet Hearn | Mar 10, 2020 | Blogs
Christine wanted to encourage her team’s work/life balance, so she kept telling her team members to not work too late, but instead go home at the end of the working day and spend time with friends, family and on hobbies. The team members were really pleased, they had...
by Elisabet Hearn | Feb 28, 2020 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Collective intelligence and collective decision making equals the ability to influence more. When a a team or leadership team works well together, with a shared purpose that everyone believes in and owns, something...
by Elisabet Hearn | Feb 19, 2020 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog What can you do, as a team, to make 2020 our best year yet? Getting a team to work well together doesn’t happen by chance. It requires intention, commitment and a focus on both structure/task and behavioural...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jan 21, 2020 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leaders Blog A new decade, a new year, a new month – what better time to have a proper restart? This is the time to do it, don’t let the autopilot run your life and career, make sure you are in charge of your journey through the year. As you...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jan 8, 2020 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity Future Leaders Blog There’s a lot of talk about trust – all around the world; in politics in particular, but also in business and society as a whole. We would argue that trust is quite a straightforward thing – without it we have nothing. We may be...
by Elisabet Hearn | Nov 20, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Like a lot of people, you probably spend a lot of time in meetings (face to face or virtual), right? Meetings can be great, but they can also be a frustrating experience; time-consuming and not productive enough....
by Elisabet Hearn | Oct 24, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog In our last blog post, we talked about the power of bringing people together to multiply intelligence, creating smarter teams and smarter organisations.What were your thoughts on that? Have you found ways where you...
by Elisabet Hearn | Oct 15, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Smarter together. It has a great ring to it, doesn’t it? To be smarter together, to achieve more together. Because everyone is best at something, and no one is best at everything. Collective Intelligence is bringing...
by Elisabet Hearn | Oct 3, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s BlogThe moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.J. K. RowlingI want….What do you really want?A new job? A better relationship? A dog? A new car? To be happy? To be successful? To sleep better at...
by Elisabet Hearn | Sep 30, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s BlogLast weekend, one of the world’s largest hackathons for women took place in Stockholm, Sweden.The organisers were aiming to beat the world record but didn’t quite get there (it was very close!) It was however Europe’s largest...
by Elisabet Hearn | Sep 25, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Are you a leader or want to be one? Then check this out!This week, we want to share a short video that we made about “The Leader’s Guide to Impact”.The book is the next in the popular series from the Financial Times called “The...
by Elisabet Hearn | Sep 19, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Words matter. A lot.It’s so important to communicate in such a way that we can reach and connect with other people, right? We all want to be understood the way we intended.“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can...
by Elisabet Hearn | Aug 28, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog We started out wanting to write a book together about leadership. And a few years later, we now have three. In this short clip we share the story of how the three books came about; how we got to publish our third...
by Elisabet Hearn | Aug 21, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog We were recently inspired by a appearing on Disruptive TV we enjoyed filming a short session about “The Leaders Guide to Impact” published by the Financial Times.We had such fun drawing on the glass board screen and...
by Elisabet Hearn | Aug 14, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s BlogDon’t you just love a great summer read!A book is a gift you can open again and againGarrison KeillorOne of those books you can just disappear into while forgetting everything else for a moment? One of those books...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jul 22, 2019 | Blogs
We’ve written an article for Flybe/July 2019:Leadership Lessons From Game Of Thrones LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM GAME OF THRONESTHE HIT SERIES MAY HAVE COME TO AN END, BUT THERE’S STILL PLENTY WE CAN LEARN FROM THE CAST OF UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS, AS BUSINESS LEADERS...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jul 18, 2019 | Blogs
This is an article we’ve written for CEO Today Magazine here: What’s On Your Leadership Radar?Just like a ship has a radar to detect what’s going on around it, as a leader you need to have your radar out to notice what’s happening in your inner world, within yourself,...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 24, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Gone are the days when people could hold on to information, thinking that ”knowledge is power”.The speed of change means that unhelpful, competitive thinking is no longer desirable nor sensible. The era of openness...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 17, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Over the last two blog posts we have explored the subject of Leadership impact, how Leadership = Impact = Culture as leadership is very contagious.If you haven’t read them, check them out before you continue...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 10, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leaders Blog Do you remember the ‘Bad’ and the ‘Good’ Culture Shapers from last week’s Future Leaders’ post?If not, check it out before you continue reading. Thanks!The reason leaders are such major culture shapers is that leadership...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 5, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leaders Blog Leadership is the act and art of influencing and impacting others.This means everyone is a leader.As the picture below shows, the impact you have starts from within. Powerful impact starts with self-leadership; how you think...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jun 1, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog What impact are you having on people around you?And what results does that impact create?Are they the results you want?Our new book “The Leader’s Guide to Impact” explores that topic of leadership impact and how...
by Elisabet Hearn | May 8, 2019 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leaders blog No one can succeed alone. In fact, a major factor for the survival of our species over time has been, and continues to be, our ability to connect with and collaborate with others. So, building strong, collaborative,...
by Elisabet Hearn | Nov 19, 2018 | Blogs
It was so interesting and so much fun to be on Chris Cooper’s radio show on Radio America last week, together with my colleague Steve Sharpe. Thanks for inviting us, Chris! Want to know more? Welcome to listen to the show here ...
by Elisabet Hearn | Oct 22, 2018 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog We have come to the fifth and last agile step in our series about the Disruptive Leader. In the fourth and penultimate step, we talked about how to empower people by giving some stability to make it easier to...
by Elisabet Hearn | Aug 23, 2018 | Blogs
Be a disruptive leader | Step four: Give enough stability so that people can act with agility From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog As we’ve discussed in the last few columns, being a positive disruptor is a must for successful leaders of...
by Elisabet Hearn | Jul 16, 2018 | Blogs
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Our series about “The Disruptive Leader”, the leader the future needs, continues. Last week we talked about how important it is to leave your ego at the door, ie not let your ego stand in your way for new...
by Elisabet Hearn | Oct 8, 2017 | Blogs
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