A LEADERSHIP PLAYBOOK FOR AN UNCERTAIN WORLD This is an excerpt from Bobbie LaPorte’s new book, When the Curveballs Keep Coming: A Leadership Playbook for an Uncertain World, where she provides insight into the ripple effects of leading through uncertainty and explains how you can adopt a possibilities mindset to always find ‘the next win’ for you and your…
Category Archive for: Positive Leadership
A practical Positive Leadership model built directly out of Positive Psychology By Dr. Markus Ebner ‘How manipulative is leadership?’ I have asked this question at the start of many workshops for managers in recent years. Undoubtedly, this wording is provocative—and that is also my intention. But when the thesaurus suggests the terms ‘influence’ or ‘steer’…
How is your physical and mental health? If you fail to self-care the result could be leadership burnout. By Declan Noone Let’s be honest: The demands and pressures on leaders as a result of Covid have increased exponentially. Since March of 2020 more has been asked of leaders than ever before. This might be that they are…
Do not expect a different outcome from the same old methods. By Armin Forstner, Managing Partner, Serrano 99 Management Consulting We, as leaders, all know that planning a path for the future of our organisation is an important task. Like many of you, I have been through a great number of strategic planning sessions in…
We spoke with Sarah Shouman, head of the youth unit at UNRWA in Lebanon, who spearheaded a country-wide project, Cash for Work, supported by Germany’s KfW, to help young Palestinians gain valuable work experience with local businesses and to help them in their first career steps. Before these placements started, Sarah introduced a series of Positive…
UNICEF’s answer to current and future crises By Armin Forstner, Managing Partner, Serrano 99 Management Consulting Positive Leadership, a strength-based approach to leading teams and organisations, is not only an essential skill for senior executives but also helps young people cope long-term with the challenges of the modern world, according to UNICEF. “Traditional” Leadership Development…
Getting us out of this year’s negativity! By Declan Noone 2020 has been a year focused on survival, in all its varying guises. This year has consumed our emotional and intellectual energy and resources. The impact of lockdowns on our own mental health, and the question of sustainability of businesses is significant and further drains…
The importance of positive organisational development after this pandemic. By Declan Noone ‘Traumatic’, that is probably the best descriptor of the last 5 months. Let’s not hide from the very real impact that Covid-19 has had on the majority of us. Individual Dimension On a personal level there have been dramatic and traumatic changes to our…
By Declan Noone Like the majority of you I have been tied to my home for many weeks as a result of government restrictions during this pandemic. Consequently, I have reverted to using more Irish colloquialisms than I normally would.The use of the word ‘muck’ in Ireland refers to rubbish, BS, nothing of value, etc. so when I…
In this series, we introduce the next generation of positive and mindful leaders who are taking positive action to foster flourishing work environments. We spoke with Mohannad Hajaj, Innovation Labs Coordinator at UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Work Agency, Lebanon. Mohannad, tell us more about your background. I’m Mohannad Hajaj. I’m a 37-year-old Palestine…
