Own Your Leadership Blog: Stories and Real Talk for Leaders
Find Team Alignment Using The ALIGHT Cycle
Discover the ALIGHT Cycle for team alignment - a practical, research-backed guide to keep your team focused, motivated, and thriving.
Give Feedback Effectively: From Fear to Confidence
Giving and receiving feedback can feel uncomfortable - but it doesn’t have to. Discover how to build confidence, clarity, and trust through Radical Candor and emotionally intelligent communication. Learn the balance between caring personally and challenging directly, and explore how feedback can transform your leadership.
Adaptable Leadership in Multigenerational Teams
Leading a team made up of different generations can feel challenging — but it’s also one of the most rewarding opportunities for growth. Adaptable leadership in multigenerational teams is about understanding what drives each person, valuing diverse perspectives, and creating a culture where everyone can contribute their best. From balancing innovation with experience to fostering psychological safety and encouraging cross-generational mentoring, adaptable leaders turn differences into strengths. In this blog, we explore practical, human-centred strategies to help you connect, collaborate, and unlock the full potential of your multigenerational team.
Why Great Leaders Flex Their Leadership Styles
When I first stepped into a formal leadership role, I thought asking questions was a way to connect. Standing awkwardly at the photocopier, I asked a colleague about recent assessment changes – only to have her think I was being judgemental. That moment taught me a powerful lesson: effective leadership isn’t just about curiosity or authority – it’s about flexing your leadership style to match the situation and the person.
Goleman’s six leadership styles show us that the right approach depends on trust, context, and connection. Sometimes we lead with coaching, sometimes with vision, and sometimes with an affiliative style to build rapport first. Knowing when and how to switch is what makes leadership truly effective.
Collaborative Clarity: 3 Steps to Making Leadership Decisions
Leadership decisions don’t need to feel heavy or lonely. The Collaborative Clarity Framework helps you make confident, ethical, and inclusive choices — by combining logic, shared values, and conscious intuition. Discover how to bring your team into the process, reduce bias, and lead with confidence and integrity when it matters most.
Leading with Empathy Without Losing Authority
Leading with empathy doesn’t make you weak – it makes you effective. In this blog, Sharon explores how to combine empathy with authority to create trust, clarity, and sustainable impact in your leadership.
