Leadership – What stresses you out and what are you doing about it?
Being a leader can be stressful – dealing with various priorities and keeping your team motivated… like spinning 100+ plates at once and trying to not let any of them drop. Even when you think you’re hiding your stress well, it unconsciously leaks out, it can and will impact on your team.
Do you know that understanding more about your leadership style and preferences can help you to cope with some of these pressures…
Insights Discovery can help you explore your leadership style, what situations can cause you to feel more stressed and provide some suggestions on how to deal with your pressure points.
With a detailed 1:1 consultation with InspireOD using the Insights Discovery tool you can begin your journey in understand your leadership preferences.
As we know Insights Discovery, utilises the 4 colour model to explore our thinking and feeling preferences. Here are some tips for you to get you started before you embark on your personalised 1:1 consultation with InspireOD….
You can become stressed by decisions having to continuously go to committees, having a lack of control of situations and a lack of immediacy in action.
What can you do?
Have pulse checks with your team to ensure they understand the priorities. Make sure everyone feels heard, and really listen to them but make it clear you have final say.
And lastly… you have a team, you don’t need to be in control all of the time. Try to focus on ups killing staff so they can take some responsibility
You can become stressed if there is a lack of flexibility in your workload. It is a serious team culture with no room for fun and you feel like your ideas are not being listened to.
What can you do?
Gather the ideas of the collective team and send them up the chain, there’s power in numbers. Introduce a ‘casual’ Friday where you and the team have a pooled lunch and spend time together.
Hold a ‘Happy Hour’ once a week where you and the team stop for an hour on the day to day tasks work on something as a team you enjoy together.
You can become stressed if there is a lack of structure in a team members work, there is constant irrelevant chatter and poor quality of work.
What can you do?
Be fair to the team by being transparent about what you’re looking for, let go a little and trust your teams instincts if their output is generally good.
Get in touch…..
A detailed Insights Discovery profile and 1:1 consultation with InspireOD can give you a deeper understanding of your preferences and you can work with these preferences to ensure you can understand your leadership style more, how this is perceived my your colleagues at work and how to use your strength to be a more effective leader.
To find out more about how you can begin this journey, contact InspireOD today!
Ashleigh has an uncanny ability to really get to the bottom of why we feel unproductive at times. Her advanced skills and techniques enable her to carve the right pathway so that we perform better as professionals, sleep better on a night, and function in a much more efficient and productive way during the day. When it comes to her coaching and personal development sessions, she listens intently, asking the right questions and finding the solutions that we need to achieve our goals whether they be personal or professional. If you are someone that is lacking clarity and focus, or someone that has advanced to the next stage of their career and looking to increase productivity, or even someone that just wants foolproof ways of better managing a team, then I would recommend Inspire OD unreservedly.
You won’t be disappointed.
Ashleigh has an uncanny ability to really get to the bottom of why we feel unproductive at times. If you are someone that is lacking clarity and focus, or someone that has advanced to the next stage of their career and looking to increase productivity, or even someone that just wants foolproof ways of better managing a team, then I would recommend Inspire OD unreservedly.
You won’t be disappointed.
Rachel Taylor
Managing Director
★★★★★
I couldn’t recommend working with Ashleigh more.
She has used her skills to help me become more productive and get to the deeper issue of why I wasn’t using my time effectively. She does this without any judgement and with such professionalism. I felt safe and open to talk to her and I really looked forward to our sessions.
If you are ever stuck and need someone to help guide you in the right direction Ashleigh is your girl!
I couldn’t recommend working with Ashleigh more.
She has used her skills to help me become more productive and get to the deeper issue of why I wasn’t using my time effectively. She does this without any judgement and with such professionalism. I felt safe and open to talk to her and I really looked forward to our sessions.
If you are ever stuck and need someone to help guide you in the right direction Ashleigh is your girl!
Georgina McGarry
Founder
★★★★★
I had a vision of achieving my goals but lacked the clear path & tools to get there.
Our very first session, I was struck by Ashleigh’s genuine enthusiasm and dedication to helping me succeed.
Her ability to listen attentively and ask insightful questions created an environment where I felt comfortable sharing my aspirations, challenges, and fears.
I had a vision of achieving my goals but lacked the clear path & tools to get there.
Our very first session, I was struck by Ashleigh’s genuine enthusiasm and dedication to helping me succeed.
Her ability to listen attentively and ask insightful questions created an environment where I felt comfortable sharing my aspirations, challenges, and fears.
Fiona McEwan
Senior Lecturer
★★★★★
Ashleigh led an amazing insights discovery session that I absolutely loved!
She made the whole experience enjoyable and easy to understand. Now, I use the insights profile she helped create every day in my work, and it’s definitely been a game-changer.
Ashleigh is fantastic at what she does, and I highly recommend her for anyone looking to gain valuable insights and improve their daily professional life
Ashleigh led an amazing insights discovery session that I absolutely loved!
She made the whole experience enjoyable and easy to understand. Now, I use the insights profile she helped create every day in my work, and it’s definitely been a game-changer.
Ashleigh is fantastic at what she does, and I highly recommend her for anyone looking to gain valuable insights and improve their daily professional life
John Duncan
Security Manager
★★★★★
Ashleigh was absolutely fabulous, from the moment my coaching journey began she guided me through the process and made me feel comfortable throughout. The session felt non judgemental and relaxed. She allowed me to speak freely and guided our discussion allowing me to conclude my own opinions. She really helped me draw clarity on my situation and ensured I left feeling positive with the knowledge I can tackle my issue head on.
Ashleigh was absolutely fabulous, from the moment my coaching journey began she guided me through the process and made me feel comfortable throughout. The session felt non judgemental and relaxed. She allowed me to speak freely and guided our discussion allowing me to conclude my own opinions. She really helped me draw clarity on my situation and ensured I left feeling positive with the knowledge I can tackle my issue head on.
Lucy Alexander
P.E. Teacher
★★★★★
We asked Inspire OD to deliver the Introduction to Insights Discovery Workshop.
As a transformation programme and project management team, the session was incredibly insightful for self-awareness, understanding how to work best with our stakeholders and for the wider team dynamic.
Ashleigh’s delivery style ensures all participates get the most from the session and paces the content to ensure you come away equipped with a new set of skills that you can readily apply.
I would strongly recommend to others!
We asked Inspire OD to deliver the Introduction to Insights Discovery Workshop.
As a transformation programme and project management team, the session was incredibly insightful for self-awareness, understanding how to work best with our stakeholders and for the wider team dynamic.
Ashleigh’s delivery style ensures all participates get the most from the session and paces the content to ensure you come away equipped with a new set of skills that you can readily apply.
I would strongly recommend to others!
Nicola Topping
Strategic Transformation Change Lead
★★★★★
I’d highly recommend Ashleigh at Inspire OD.
She came to our office and delivered a Team Building Taster Session for us and it was absolutely fantastic. Such a fun and engaging way to bring the team together which really got us thinking about ourselves, how others perceive us and how we can lean into these discoveries to further build on our internal communication to achieve our goals collectively
I’d highly recommend Ashleigh at Inspire OD.
She came to our office and delivered a Team Building Taster Session for us and it was absolutely fantastic. Such a fun and engaging way to bring the team together which really got us thinking about ourselves, how others perceive us and how we can lean into these discoveries to further build on our internal communication to achieve our goals collectively
Joe Crooks
Creative Director
★★★★★
Ashleigh has a great talent that not many people have today, and that is the ability to listen.
During conversations with Ashleigh, she gave me the tools to deal with scenarios which I hadn’t considered and were of great benefit, I will continue to use going forward
Ashleigh has a great talent that not many people have today, and that is the ability to listen.
During conversations with Ashleigh, she gave me the tools to deal with scenarios which I hadn’t considered and were of great benefit, I will continue to use going forward
