The conventional approach to leadership in Australia has failed to reliably produce loyal, engaged and productive followers in both corporate and public life. This breakfast workshop introduces the New Psychology of Leadership - a scientific explanation of leadership that, whilst radically challenging conventional views of leadership, is easily understood, supported by research and readily translated into practical [...]
The New Psychology of Leadership
by David Heap on November 3, 2011 in Leadership, Leadership Development
Insight & Influence Blog – Resurrection
by David Heap on November 3, 2011 in Leadership, Leadership Development
There has been something of a hiatus in our postings on this blog. Basically we got too caught up in the doing of what we do and neglected the talking about and promotion of what we do. We aim to correct this over the next few months. As you will see in our imminent next [...]
Stress Management and Coaching with Prof Stephen Palmer
by David Heap on October 9, 2009 in Coaching
Whilst we are publicising upcoming events, there is going to be a really great professional development event for coaches who are interested in helping their clients better manage their stress and anxiety. I (David) met Stephen at last year’s Coaching Psychology Conference in London and invited him out to Australia on behalf of the APS [...]
The Great Leadership Debate – Canberra
by David Heap on October 9, 2009 in Leadership, Leadership Development
If you are interested in leadership development and coaching and live in Canberra, you should get along to Unit 8 / 9 Sydney Ave, Barton to listen to another iteration of the Great Leadership Debate where Randal gets to argue with an organisational psychologist about whether leaders are born or made. Previously he sparred with [...]
Hey HR managers! Want some credibility?
by David Heap on July 28, 2009 in Uncategorized
Searching through some older journal articles on organisational change (as one does!) I found an interesting study by Dave Ulrich with the uninteresting title of “Human Resource Competencies: An Empirical Assessment”. Whilst it is now well over ten years old, I think there are lessons in it for how HR and OD managers can address [...]
Tips for Coaching Managers
by David Heap on June 9, 2009 in Coaching
I wrote the short article below for a client’s in-house publication. I resurrect it here after being part of a discussion during an AHRI workshop on the differences between coaches and mentors. My contribution was to the effect that managers shouldn’t try to be a coach (noun) but they certain need to coach (verb). I [...]
Leader Training – a waste of time and money
by David Heap on June 1, 2009 in Leadership Development
I refered to our latest Leading Change Newsletter “Leader Training – A waste of time and money” in a previous blog entry. I thought I’d leave a link here on the blog to make it easy to download. Cheers David
Leadership Debate
by David Heap on June 1, 2009 in Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development
One of my roles outside of Insight & Influence is as the NSW Co-ordinator of the Australian Psychological Society’s Interest Group in Coaching Psychology (IGCP). In this capacity, I organised a public debate between Randal (my partner here at I&I) and Peter Zarris, the National Convenor of IGCP on leadership. The publicity blurb for the [...]
My favourite authors
by David Heap on May 14, 2009 in Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Development
A good place to start in understanding someone is to check out their library. What you read often becomes what you think. At the very least it is part of the web of influence on one’s thinking and approach to their work. So I thought I’d start my blog proper by listing some of my [...]
We’re back!
by David Heap on May 5, 2009 in Uncategorized
Oops! False start there. We started off full of hope and excitement for our new blog but it turns out it was only a trial version. Our webmaster had to set up the system within our website and have a baby, all at the same time. So the delay. But we’re up properly now and [...]
Categories
- Hello World! March 16, 2009
- We’re back! May 5, 2009
- How to Become a Leadership Guru April 30, 2009
- My favourite authors May 14, 2009
- Leadership Debate June 1, 2009
- The New Psychology of Leadership November 3, 2011
- Insight & Influence Blog – Resurrection November 3, 2011
- Stress Management and Coaching with Prof Stephen Palmer October 9, 2009
- The Great Leadership Debate – Canberra October 9, 2009
- Hey HR managers! Want some credibility? July 28, 2009
