Overcoming difficulties when creating win-win situations By Armin Forstner What is a negotiation? When you look up the word negotiationin the dictionary it says, ‘discussion aimed at reaching an agreement’. So, from the outset, a negotiation should deliver a win-win situation, otherwise we wouldn’t agree to the deal. Right? Guess it is easier said…
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By Declan Noone It is becoming increasingly obvious that leaders can no longer adhere to the old model of individual, stand-alone masters of all they survey. The complexity of the challenges leaders face, as well as organisational structures and systems, necessitate a new approach to leading new product developments or change: co-creation. In…
By Declan Noone Modern organisations are complex entities, a series of organisational systems designed to support the execution of a strategy. They enable organisations to make sense of both external and internal influences and factors that are impacting a business. These interact in such a way that it is increasingly challenging to appreciate the consequences…
By Armin Forstner I recently taught a Mental Model class to a group of Master trainers from UNICEF partners in Lebanon as part of the Serrano 99 Positive Leadership Module we are integrating into the UN Life Skills Curriculum that is being taught to Youth in the region. It always gives me great joy when…
By Declan Noone There is a falsehood residing in the minds of many senior executives, one that leads them to believe that building a workplace where wellbeing is prominent is both an expensive and time consuming process. I set out to bust this myth during a recent class session on the Masters in…
Ask these questions before you start developing leaders. By Declan Noone You can find a multitude of definitions for leadership just by using Google. Some may resonate with you, others may not. However, what is the benefit to you in doing so? When I enter Leadership in the search parameters for books on Amazon…
By Declan Noone Facing into 2018, what can you do as a leader to help you and others achieve their potential in the coming 12 months. There are always opportunities to evolve, to take a step forward in enabling you to achieve your personal and team goals, as well as, enabling others to achieve…
By Declan Noone A leader, as Parker Palmer states, can ‘either shine a light or cast a shadow’. Appreciating that you, both as an individual and as a leader have a direct effect on your immediate environment (personal context), as well as on your surrounding work environment (working context), is an important stage…
By Declan Noone We are all guilty of it. We all do it. Sometimes consciously, sometimes unconsciously. However, are we aware of the impact it has in the workplace? How often have you sat in a meeting and said to yourself I know the answer to this issue, and then decided to air…
The need for developing new on-boarding strategies for Millennial Leaders. By Armin Forstner More and more organisations are hiring and promoting Millennials (Generation Y), those born after 1980, into leadership positions. This generation has a whole new set of expectations both from their leaders and for themselves as leaders. Leadership requirements have evolved from:…
