We at Leadership Sculptor wish you a joyous and safe Christmas season, and look forward to seeing you again in 2021! … [more]

Coaching your people to solve their own problems (monkeys), frees up a lot of your time for the things only you can do (unicorns)! #betterresearchleadership#enduringleadership#leadershipexcellence … [more]

Helping them to understand which level of initiative is taboo, and which level is acceptable when, can really boost your people's initiative and their effectiveness. #betterresearchleadership#enduringleadership#leadershipexcellence … [more]

Are you uncomfortable with conflict? Remember that disagreement is not necessarily conflict. It's just disagreement. Talk about it before it becomes a conflict - before unpleasant emotions are added into the mix.  #betterresearchleadershi… [more]

This is a natural time of year to reflect, to assess oneself, and to think about the future. Therefore, I am offering a complimentary leadership assessment and debrief session in January to the first five leaders who contact me directly … [more]

Using effective tools from coaching, leaders can help their people to GROW -- in performance, as researchers and as people. #betterresearchleadership#enduringleadership#leadershipexcellence … [more]

"Every happy family is happy in the same way" --Anna Karenina. And every high-performing team expresses the same eleven qualities: #betterresearchleadership#enduringleadership#leadershipexcellence#betterresearchteams … [more]

Understanding where your team is in its development is key to improving both performance and atmosphere. Sometimes, it even goes like clockwork! #betterresearchleadership#enduringleadership#leadershipexcellence#betterresearchteams … [more]

Stuck on an issue? Try and run it by someone with a completely different perspective - just for inspiration. #betterresearchleadership#enduringleadership#leadershipexcellence … [more]

Did you know that as people we tend to have an unconscious focus on one of three things: Do I have the resources I need? Do I know my place in the hierarchy? How can I get my message across? And make sure you have someone to cover that on which you… [more]

Lack of clarity about our own performance as leaders is about our own filters, misconceptions, or lack of self-confidence. Self-reflection is an antidote -- and coaching provides support for this, as well as for your performance, and that of your t… [more]

The art of negotiation is about them: think about their goals, interests, concerns and emotions. Take these into account and you increase your chance of finding the sweet spot, where both of you win. #betterresearchleadership#enduringleadersh… [more]

With practice, giving constructive feedback is as easy as 1, 2, 3. If you deliver it in private. And you prepare 1 carefully. #betterresearchleadership#enduringleadership#leadershipexcellence … [more]

Assertiveness is not aggressiveness. It means meeting the world with an attitude of "I'm ok, you're ok", treating others as adults, and asking out loud for what we want. It's a good base state for a leader. #betterresearchleadership #enduringle… [more]