Diane Allen

Be the Leader of Your Own Life First!

Being the leader of your own life means taking control of your decisions, thinking, emotions and actions. It is inside out leadership.

A Leadership and Life Skill: Decision Making

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing. Theodore Roosevelt

For the Leaders at Home: Thank You!

Today is Mother’s Day. It is the day we take to honour mothers and thank them for all they have done for us. Mother’s (father’s your turn will come) are the everyday leaders at home. They are the ones who make a difference every single day with the lives they touch by shaping the nextContinue reading “For the Leaders at Home: Thank You!”

Leadership Trends: What Will the Work World Look Like Post COVID?

I turned my thoughts to what post COVID work might look like. Although the numbers of COVID cases are still high and there are a lot of variants of the virus around, vaccines present a new hope for the future. With that thought, I turned my mind to consider the question of “What will theContinue reading “Leadership Trends: What Will the Work World Look Like Post COVID?”

Take Care of Yourself: Pause, Reflect and Refresh

We have just passed the one-year anniversary mark for COVID-19. About a year ago we went into shut down mode.

Leaders Speak Differently – Speak Like a Leader

Leaders command a presence Leaders command a presence when they walk into a room. Is it the title they hold? Maybe? There are some people who command a room and don’t have a title. Leaders hold themselves differently, they speak differently, and they act differently. What makes someone sound like a leader?

Are you friendly and likeable?

Friendliness and likeability are more than basic communication skills – they are today’s soft skills of leadership. They are everyday niceties and good manners of civilized living.

I am Pleased to Meet You!

93% of what you communicate is nonverbal. Only 7% of our communication is through words we speak. It can take as little as 1/10th of a second to make a first impression and can be difficult to change that impression. Align your verbal and nonverbal language to improve your leadership results. Make it a pleasure to meet you.

Leadership Communication Basics: Setting the Context

Context helps to establish the meaning, the why, and roadmap for your discussion. First build the foundational understanding so that it will be easier to build support for your project. It will also ensure that everyone is talking about the same thing.

Powerful and Effective Leaders

Humility is a better predictor of performance and success than intelligence. Humble leadership means that you don’t believe your positive qualities and life achievements entitle you to special treatment from others and it doesn’t mean downplaying your strengths and achievements.