Lessons for Leaders

Not all of us get oodles of holiday time over Christmas.  After the couple of years we’ve had it’s important to set boundaries and ensure that you get time for you and time to prioritise and enjoy Christmas in a way that works for you.

Regardless of how many days off you have, the Christmas season is a time to switch off, properly. It’s the middle of winter, energy is low, and the Christmas break is the closest our fast-paced culture comes to hibernation.

We all need time to switch off and refuel.  Every learning and growth cycle includes a period of quiet, a period for rest and recuperation. It allows us to come back stronger, renewed, ready to go again.

So if you want 2022 to be your most effective, powerful, satisfying year yet, it starts now by setting Christmas boundaries.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Prioritise
2. Limit Work Time
3. Make Time for Fun
4. Have an Escape Plan
5. Let Go of Perfect
6. Be Present

Listen in for my story about how I let go of perfect and the different perspectives I learnt from that experience.

Listen right to very end for my Christmas message to you too.

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This week I'm joined by Louise Westra and we talk about

Why you need to ensure you put you first.

How to look out for compassion fatigue and what you can do about it.

Why work-life balance is still important but needs to be appropriate for each individual

The reasons Louise wrote her book You First

Get Louise's Book HERE 

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Connect with Louise on Linkedin

Connect with Louise at her Website

This week I'm joined by Louise Westra and we talk about

Why you need to ensure you put you first.

How to look out for compassion fatigue and what you can do about it.

Why work-life balance is still important but needs to be appropriate for each individual

The reasons Louise wrote her book You First

Get Louise's Book HERE 

Please do make sure you hit ‘subscribe’ so that don’t miss an episode.  

If you haven’t yet  left a review, please do go and find the little button to leave a review and let me know your thoughts, key take-aways and what you value from the podcast.

Join my corporate leadership and wellbeing newsletter HERE

 If you want to be increasing your performance so that you’re more resilient in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you either drop me an email to [email protected] or head to my website

Connect with Louise on Linkedin

Connect with Louise at her Website

You're not alone right now if you feel frazzled and burned out. 

I’m hearing from a LOT of people that they’re struggling right now.  Some are even contemplating leaving their jobs because of pressure and burn-out. 

Burnout characterised by “mental, emotional and physical exhaustion” therefore, maintaining work life balance is vital to prevent burnout.

I talk through 

1. why we need to pay attention AND what to
2. how to look at what will restore your energy
3. why boundaries are your friend
4. why it's still important to make time for support and socialising
5. how you might need to rethink delegation

Choosing just one of these 5 ways to improve burnout will be beneficial for you.  I'd love to hear from you to know which one you chose.

I’ve been working with a number of organisations to successfully deliver virtual trainings on stress management, work life balance, boundaries and resilience – so contact me to discuss the needs of your organisation now or book direct into my diary for a complementary discussion for coaching and 1;1 support too.

Please do make sure you hit ‘subscribe’ so that don’t miss an episode.  

If you haven’t yet  left a review, please do go and find the little button to leave a review and let me know your thoughts, key take-aways and what you value from the podcast.

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If you want to be increasing your performance so that you’re more resilient in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you either drop me an email to [email protected] .   Or head over to my website

You're not alone right now if you feel frazzled and burned out. 

I’m hearing from a LOT of people that they’re struggling right now.  Some are even contemplating leaving their jobs because of pressure and burn-out. 

Burnout characterised by “mental, emotional and physical exhaustion” therefore, maintaining work life balance is vital to prevent burnout.

I talk through 

1. why we need to pay attention AND what to
2. how to look at what will restore your energy
3. why boundaries are your friend
4. why it's still important to make time for support and socialising
5. how you might need to rethink delegation

Choosing just one of these 5 ways to improve burnout will be beneficial for you.  I'd love to hear from you to know which one you chose.

I’ve been working with a number of organisations to successfully deliver virtual trainings on stress management, work life balance, boundaries and resilience – so contact me to discuss the needs of your organisation now or book direct into my diary for a complementary discussion for coaching and 1;1 support too.

Please do make sure you hit ‘subscribe’ so that don’t miss an episode.  

If you haven’t yet  left a review, please do go and find the little button to leave a review and let me know your thoughts, key take-aways and what you value from the podcast.

Join my corporate leadership and wellbeing newsletter HERE

If you want to be increasing your performance so that you’re more resilient in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you either drop me an email to [email protected] .   Or head over to my website

Joanne is a change coach and qualified accountant and we’re talking today about why leaders need a positive mindset.

Joanne briefly recaps her career journey and how she recognised that she loved the people stuff but kept going with her original career path of accountancy.  When she was running a women’s network she realised she could do this everyday but did nothing about it.  Later she saw the benefit of coaching within leadership.

She realised she wasn’t being fulfilled in her career but was working on a mindset of keeping going.

She talks about how she re-trains in coaching and left her corporate career and set up her business helping people to realise how they can do more and follow a different path.

Emma talks about how often we can resist deviating from the expected path and how we don’t stop to reflect and re-assess what’s going on.

Joanne shares how we live a life of circumstance quite a lot of the time and it wasn’t until she realised that she was letting other people dictate to her about her career and what path she should take, even though she was frustrated most of the time and wanted to do things differently.

You can’t be at your best if you’re worn out, exhausted, unhappy.  It just doesn’t work and Joanne found out the hard way.

• Where does Joanne think the positivity comes into being a leader?
• Why you need to ask people what they expect.
• Joanne’s interpretation of being positive and why it’s not all happy jazz hands
• Why we need to be willing to change or take action or ask for support.
• Listen right to the end for the tips to be more positive.

Buy Joanne's Positivity Planner HERE

Find Joanne at https://joannecoaching.com/

And on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannecoaching/

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If you want to be increasing your performance so that you’re more resilient in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you either drop me an email to [email protected] .   Or head over to my website

Today I’m sharing top tips how to work smarter

• How to work smarter so that you are able to focus better and get more done without the long hours or pressure
• Why taking a break is just as productive as working harder 

Recent discoveries in neuroscience show how we can better manage our brain to improve the quality of our work experience and general sense of wellbeing.

Set routines  - they are not just for children!  Listen in to how having routines can be hugely helpful.

Use a different way to set priorities

Why you really do need to take brain breaks.

Finally I bust a myth about multi-tasking and you might not like hearing it, but please do listen.

Please do make sure you hit ‘subscribe’ so that don’t miss an episode.  

If you haven’t yet  left a review, please do go and find the little button to leave a review and let me know your thoughts, key take-aways and what you value from the podcast.

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If you want to be increasing your performance so that you’re more resilient in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you either drop me an email to [email protected] .   Or head over to my website at http://www.emmalangton.com 

 Sally Coulden joins me today to shares her key tips for managing change.

Sally is founder of Red Dog Glass Design.  Sally is currently on her 11th career! 

We talk about:

• Why you need to surround yourself with people who are better than you
• Why you should ask for what you really want.
• Listen for a way to cope with failure and change
• Why good communication is important

Listen in as she talks about how she’s using her art and skills to create extraordinary spaces in the world.

The one key thing that she says is important for a leader and any business.

Sally explains that she gets bored quite quickly and runs us through all her career changes from midwife to scientist to research and development consultancy and then on to transformation and change.  

She then went to art school and needed to think about what she can do to earn some money and used her business brain to develop Red Dog Glass Design and look at getting into households.

We talk about how empowering it can be for listeners to hear of the many career changes so give confidence that careers can change and evolve.

We talk about how Sally feels it’s important to surround yourself with people who are better than you.  You can’t be an expert at everything.  Have confidence in yourself that you’re good at what you do and have confidence in others too.

Surround yourself with people who are good at what they do you surround yourself with more quality.

Sally shares how sometimes these feel like a big jump but is great once it’s done.

Do work that you find exciting.

Get in touch with Sally at:

[email protected]

https://www.reddogglassdesign.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sally-coulden

Please do make sure you hit ‘subscribe’ so that don’t miss an episode.  

If you haven’t yet  left a review, please do go and find the little button to leave a review and let me know your thoughts, key take-aways and what you value from the podcast.

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If you want to be increasing your performance so that you’re more resilient in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you either drop me an email to [email protected] .   Or head over to my website at http://www.emmalangton.com

This week as part of Mens Health Month I’m sharing easy ways to get people to talk.

Here’s the top ways I share, probably every week, with clients and organisations to help to get people to talk.  These are not exclusive for men, but they do work really well for men, women, children, spouse, partner, boss … anyone you like!

It’s so important to ensure the you have the right approach to get people to open up and feel safe to talk to you.  By saying the right approach, I’m not saying what you’ve been doing is wrong, per se, it’s just that there are better ways.  Keep listening and I’ll explain.

Whilst it might seem like there are awareness days, weeks and months for everything and you might get to the point where you feel saturated by all these times, it is important to recognise that they are here because they are needed.  It doesn’t mean you have to do everything. 

One in four of us will experience a mental health problem each year. For men in particular, it can be an awkward subject to talk about, for many people, man or women it can be heard, because of the stigma, but you don’t have to be an expert.

Listen for the different ways we can encourage conversations and get people to talk

Notice - it's about noticing the little clues, not necessarily the big ones.  Hear more about this.

Ask Twice - Asking twice gives someone the opportunity to get past the initial I'm Fine response.

Listen Carefully - this is listening to hear, rather than listening to fix things or provide solutions.

Question Gently - There are 3 key phrases that I use frequently in workshops and with clients every week.

I hope this is helpful.  Let me know if you use any of these tips and how you get on with them.

Please do make sure you hit ‘subscribe’ so that don’t miss an episode.  

If you haven’t yet  left a review, please do go and find the little button to leave a review and let me know your thoughts, key take-aways and what you value from the podcast.

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If you want to be increasing your performance so that you’re more resilient in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you either drop me an email to [email protected] .   Or head over to my website www.emmalangton.com

This week as part of Mens Health Month I’m sharing easy ways to get people to talk.

Here’s the top ways I share, probably every week, with clients and organisations to help to get people to talk.  These are not exclusive for men, but they do work really well for men, women, children, spouse, partner, boss … anyone you like!

It’s so important to ensure the you have the right approach to get people to open up and feel safe to talk to you.  By saying the right approach, I’m not saying what you’ve been doing is wrong, per se, it’s just that there are better ways.  Keep listening and I’ll explain.

Whilst it might seem like there are awareness days, weeks and months for everything and you might get to the point where you feel saturated by all these times, it is important to recognise that they are here because they are needed.  It doesn’t mean you have to do everything. 

One in four of us will experience a mental health problem each year. For men in particular, it can be an awkward subject to talk about, for many people, man or women it can be heard, because of the stigma, but you don’t have to be an expert.

Listen for the different ways we can encourage conversations and get people to talk

Notice - it's about noticing the little clues, not necessarily the big ones.  Hear more about this.

Ask Twice - Asking twice gives someone the opportunity to get past the initial I'm Fine response.

Listen Carefully - this is listening to hear, rather than listening to fix things or provide solutions.

Question Gently - There are 3 key phrases that I use frequently in workshops and with clients every week.

I hope this is helpful.  Let me know if you use any of these tips and how you get on with them.

Please do make sure you hit ‘subscribe’ so that don’t miss an episode.  

If you haven’t yet  left a review, please do go and find the little button to leave a review and let me know your thoughts, key take-aways and what you value from the podcast.

Join my corporate leadership and wellbeing newsletter HERE 

If you want to be increasing your performance so that you’re more resilient in these current times, so that you can focus easily, use tools and techniques to deal with all the current and unknown challenges then make sure that you either drop me an email to [email protected] .   Or head over to my website www.emmalangton.com