Positive Leadership partners with Scotland rugby head coach Andy Robinson

Positive Leadership is delighted to be partnering with Scotland rugby head coach, Andy Robinson, to bring the lessons of sports leadership into the boardroom. 

In an event organised by the IOD entitled; ‘Living Your Leadership Values – Even Under Pressure – To Achieve Desired Results: Lessons from the Six Nations’ you can hear from Graham Watson and Gavin Hastings of Positive Leadership and Andy Robinson how values play a hugely significant role in delivering high performance on a consistent basis. 

Details of the event, which is being held on 28 September 2010 in Edinburgh, can be obtained at http://www.iodscotland.com/local or by contacting the event organiser, Gillian Rose at Gillian@cognito-events.com .

For a chance to win a free seat at the event, please email;  graham.watson@positiveleadership.co.uk 

Positive Leadership partners with Scotland rugby head coach Andy Robinson

Managing Clashing Leadership Styles

If everyone had the same management style as you, life at work would be easier, wouldn't it? Not necessarily. While managing the tension can be challenging, working with someone who has a different approach than you can often yield innovation and creativity. 

Here are three ways to make the most of differing styles:

1. Unpeel the onion. On the surface, you may seem to have little in common with your colleague. But if you look deeper, you are likely to see shared values or a mutual goal. Focus on what you have in common, not on what you don't.
2. Manage your expectations. Recognise that you and your colleagues are going to have different expectations about how things should be done. Communicate about these disparities and be open to doing something another way.
3. Push for innovation. The true value of diversity is a richer end product. Use your relationship to find innovation and benefit in the work you do together.

Managing Clashing Leadership Styles