Ambiguity is one of the most common sources of stress at work, as we are "taught" to make decisions with complete information, which is rarely the case in reality.
In this conversation, we explore how to clarify stated objectives and their underlying purpose up front, and how to "check-in" on the direction of the steps to implementation along the way, without undermining your own credibility in front of your boss. We land on the construct that the leaders who admit they don't have all the answers are often more trusted than those who pretend they do!

Founder discussion at the University of Nottingham on the key challenge of managing your ego in order to build and lead an effective team. Great engagement from participants and some fun and interactive exercises!

In this latest Stepsero episode, we revisited the broader topic of managing work-life challenges. Building alliances, finding ways to replenish and recover, assessing which meetings are energy-giving and which are energy-draining and saying no effectively, are all useful coping strategies.

It was fun to reconnect with Matteo Casini of Stepsero to discuss the idea that leaders can be both demanding and show their humanity. Being kind matters, being nice undermines critical decision-making.

Advice from a CEO: Surround yourself with the best people, listen well and make decisions! We tried to unpack each of these elements in our most recent conversation. The takeaway is that each takes time to get right, so leaders should not be unkind to themselves in the journey!

Record-breaking webinar for Nottingham University students and alumni on a challenging topic that is as relevant to those in the early stages of their careers as it is to those in more senior managerial and leadership positions. We had 1000 subscribers, many pre-submitted questions and 350 live participants!

"Career Health Chats" : new 10-minute episodes discussing common questions we regularly ask ourselves as we manage our careers. When is a job right or not right? How and when do we make that assessment? What should that be based on? We discuss a couple of frameworks that may help.

"Career Health Chats" : Stepsero getting personal for the first time - asking me about my own best and worst career decisions. We discussed how to identify the characteristics you have when operating at your best to broaden the scope of potential career options open to you. It's important to realise that you work this out in the journey. There is no perfect job on day one!