The Upside of the Downside. Over the past month, many family members, friends, and colleagues of mine have asked me how I’ve been able to remain unapologetically optimistic as a business owner and leader throughout the COVID experience? Many assumed that I...
What have we learnt this year? 2020 ended, the first few months of 2021 went by – many of us may have thought we were in the clear. 2021 didn’t turn out the way we expected. 2021 was another year of learning. Your learning may have come in the form of personal...
Tools to lead when we don’t know what’s next I’ve always been comfortable being myself. Leadership is scary. Nobody wants to be the centre of everybody’s attention, and nobody wants to be judged. Being confident in your own skin, believing in your own skills...
Well-Being is contagious – 5 ways to start spreading it today! COVID-19 is not the only thing that is highly contagious. Humans are deeply interconnected, and both pain and positive well-being is contagious. Studies reveal that if you witness someone else experiencing...
Culture; “the way we do things around here” – can be a powerful stimulus for positive performance and malleability, or a slow toxic process that undermines accomplishments and success. Majority of the articles you now read about organisational culture focusses on how...
Think of a time when your eyes saw what they wished to see rather than what it truly was. This phenomenon called motivated perception…
As a leader, it is easy to act ethically in times that we are thriving physically, emotionally and financially. When things are going the way, we think and feel they “should” be going. This isn’t one of those times. A black swan event is one that is unforeseen,...
In 2018, Bupa global research revealed that 64% of business leaders have suffered from mental health conditions, including anxiety, stress and depression – work was regularly cited as a key contributing factor. We leaders tend to have an exaggerated view that we can...
Metaphors are a way to rapidly understand a leader’s beliefs and ideas about what they deem to be positive, authentic leadership. The language a leader uses provides evidence about what has been infused into their deep sub-conscious. This drives their thoughts,...
While hope is an undoubtedly personal experience and one that can be challenging to define, the value and positive impact hope can have on human life is widely recognised and difficult to ignore.
When the external environment shifts dramatically, it can be hard to know which direction is the right one. In this one-on-one session with Jade Scott you'll work through easing the pressure on you as a business owner.
The current pressure on business owners has forced us to find ‘an new normal’ and alter at a pace never seen before. The ability to see through this maze of uncertainty is a focus of the session. As well as how to effectively communicate these changes to your team, especially as novel pockets of growth become available.