Finally! Here at Leadership Sculptor we are pleased to announce that our new website is live! Our original website was developed at a time when Leadership Sculptor was CJ, Daphne, Melanie, and Billy (who has recently reached emeritus status). Over the last 10 years, we have grown considerably and have taken the time to reflect …
Making It Easier For Leaders in Research to Stay on Track Read More »
Since 2011, we, at Leadership Sculptor, have ramped up our business capacity for developing leaders in research and development to achieve better scientific breakthroughs. Throughout our journey, we’ve focused on providing the best possible service to our clients, resulting in a remarkable standard of customer satisfaction. We took the time over the Summer to reflect …
Since we influence people through our words or actions, our communication style plays a big part in our effectiveness as a leader. In this blog article I outline seven ideas that come up time and again in my work with leaders. Tip #1 There is an “I” in Leader Clarity is a hallmark of good …
As life’s pace picks up remorselessly, clients are increasingly looking for ideas on how better to manage themselves and their time. In this short article, I explore the self-managements myths I most frequently come across. Myth #1 Time can be managed We’ve recently covered this one posting on our blog Time Management: Why it is …
Daniel Goleman became well-known through his book Emotional Intelligence (EI) in the mid 1990’s. There he explored the impact and importance of emotions and – later on – their influence on leadership. In his subsequent book “Social Intelligence”, he took us on a tour of major developments in neuroscience since EI that show us how …
Are values recognisable? Fortunately, yes. One helpful resource on this is Ed Schein’s book “The Corporate Culture Survival Guide”. There’s a few simple things you can do to unearth an organisation’s (or your own) values. The first is to analyse common sayings and phrases within the organisation. One example is when new ideas are greeted …
Mistake #6 Micro-management beats trust Some leaders unintentionally take a leaf from Lenin’s playbook (“trust is good, control is better”) and control every single step their people take. While this strategy has its place in an early phase of development, it is counterproductive with good and experienced people. With them you need to agree the …
The Top 10 Mistakes Leaders Make Developing their People, Part 2 Read More »
Apart from the leaders who seem to think that ability is genetic or in-born, all leaders I’ve met are interested in how to develop their people. They delight in seeing their people grow and they enjoy the benefits of higher productivity and the ability to tackle more challenging R&D problems. However, they’re unsure of how …
The Top 10 Mistakes Leaders Make Developing their People, Part 1 Read More »
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