Blog posts - Page 9 of 28

Interview with Dominic Colenso

May 7, 2020
/ conversation LeaderX
/ By lucy barkas

I loved chatting to Dominic Colenso about communication with impact a critical skill for all leaders. He knows his stuff and it’s well worth 30 minutes of your time.

Are you the hero or villain in your business?

May 1, 2020
/ coaching ego leadership LeaderX vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

I am so tired of the superhero leader who thinks the rules don't apply to them and that somehow showing their vulnerability some how makes them weak. I meet them everyday through my work and although

How will you react when your people demand home working?

April 29, 2020
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Having to transition some, if not all your staff to remote working may have been a major challenge for you, but in the main, you stepped up and made it happen. Your people are set up and working in

Essential Feedback – even remote

April 28, 2020
/ feedback leadership
/ By lucy barkas

ARE YOU GIVING STRUCTURED FEEDBACK? Feedback gets messy when there is lack of clarity over what good should look like, or confusion around deadlines, roles and responsibilities or structure. This is

What a month April was

April 23, 2020
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

I have been journaling everyday so I can remember these extraordinary times. We are living history and I don’t want to forget the highs, lows, twists and turns and gratitude. Lockdown is surreal

How XGEN were born ready for lockdown

April 12, 2020
/ leadership LeaderX
/ By lucy barkas

Born ready XGen, the oldest Millennials and youngest GenX (1970-1985) have grown up preparing for a crisis. We didn't know that our enviroment was shaping us - but we have a unique set of

LeaderX talks to Tammy Banks – from the streets to parliament

April 10, 2020
/ LeaderX
/ By lucy barkas

Tammy Banks – Co-founder of Taye training, who went from living on the streets to becoming a member on the Parliamentary Committee for Standards, and Interim Consultant Director for the Association

LeaderX made no 1

March 31, 2020
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Who releases a new book during the first week of lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic? That would be me, Lucy Barkas, author of LeaderX. All promotional engagements got cancelled and the launch party

#IWD2020 and everyday sexism

March 8, 2020
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Anyone who knows me, they know that equality is a fundamental value of mine. That means equality for all. My fundamental belief has always been that everyone can achieve their full potential if only