Leadership Tip

How to lead from the heart

Adopting an authentic leadership style can help you build better relationships and trust levels with colleagues, while creating an environment where employees feel comfortable being themselves. Try adopting these guiding principles:

  1. Focus on putting people first: Show compassion, and genuinely take into account feedback.
     
  2. Know your values: Ask yourself if you are championing the values you hold dear to your heart as a leader.
     
  3. Channel your purpose: This helps employees feel that there is meaning in the work they do.

The above leadership tip...
was sent in response to a question from a participant on our acclaimed 10/10 leadership development and mentoring programme. Whether you're a first time manager or an experienced leader, straightforward, practical advice on best practice is hard to find. Until now. To find out how you, your team or your organisation can benefit, please join us on our next complimentary webinar or contact us.


HOW TO THRIVE IN THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES
As part of the government's business support package announced last week, we have been awarded funding to deliver our acclaimed 10/10 leadership development and mentoring programme "live and online" to help those now working from home. This 10-week cyclical programme, leading to the award of a certificate in leadership development, offers cutting-edge insights into change, resilience, wellbeing, motivation, teams, communication, strategy, influencing, effectiveness and self-awareness. READ MORE


For more tips...
on leadership and management good practice, subscribe to a Minute with Montgomery on 10TV.


Looking for a first-class speaker...
William Montgomery, Founder and CEO of TEN, is in demand to speak at events and conferences and usually achieves the highest ratings and accolades. To make a speaking enquiry for your next event, whether online, in-house or in public, please CONTACT us.

Learn how to lead effectively

Gleaned from wisdom acquired by working with hundreds of highly successful leaders from the world of business, media and sport, our workshops are fortified with practical tips to help you better lead yourself, your team and your business.

Read More

Leadership Articles

10 THINGS EVERY LEADER SHOULD LEARN TO DO ALONE

The most important person you will ever lead is yourself. Yet, remarkably, that is often where leadership receives the least attention. We spend a great deal of time discussing how to lead teams, motivate colleagues, influence decisions and inspire... read more

10 questions leaders should never ask

Leadership is often portrayed as having the right answers. In reality, great leadership is more about asking the right questions. Questions can open minds, build trust and encourage innovation. Equally, they can shut down discussion, create... read more

10 ways to build your team

Everyone would like to be part of a dream team - a group of people, each skilled in their own discipline, pulling together to achieve more than they ever could alone. Yet while most organisations talk about teamwork, they still tend to reward individual... read more

Leadership Tips

HOW TO LEAD WITH COURAGE AND COMPASSION

Remembrance Day is an opportunity not only to honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice, but also to reflect on what military service can teach us about leadership. During my 30 years in the Royal Navy, from the lower deck to the wardroom, I learned... read more

HOW TO MAXIMISE YOUR TIME

Time is the one resource we cannot replace, yet too often we allow other people, competing demands and constant interruptions to determine how we spend it. Timeboxing offers a practical solution by allocating specific periods in your diary to important... read more

HOW TO MAKE YOUR MEETINGS MORE INCLUSIVE

The success of a meeting should be measured not by how much is said, but by how much is contributed. Yet too often, discussions are dominated by the loudest voices, while valuable insights remain unheard. As a leader, your responsibility is not simply to... read more