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Written by: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes In Part 1 of this article, I shared research results that highlight a few areas where leaders’ perceptions of themselves differ highly from how they are perceived by their employees. We also looked at how perception is formed. We all see the world as we are – […]

Written by: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 5 minutes We must accept that there is always a difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us. Sometimes, there can be a huge gap between our self-perception and how others perceive us. This is our blind spot. And, how we are perceived by others is […]

Written by: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes In part 1 of this article we saw the clear link between employee engagement and business results, we also saw that employee engagement is a real issue for many companies. In order to take quick action I walked you through the Gallup 12 Questions that measure the […]

Written by: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 7 minutes Many leaders see employee engagement as a top priority for their company. These leaders are aware of the clear link between employee engagement and business results. Here are a few striking statistics that support this link: A study by Deloitte found that companies with high employee engagement […]

Written by: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes I started Part 1 of this article by saying that your attitude towards yourself can be your biggest friend or your foe. Based on the research of Stanford professor Carol Dweck, I described two main attitudes that have a major impact on our success: “Fixed Mindset” and […]

Written by: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes I started Part 1 of this article by saying that your attitude towards yourself can be your biggest friend or your foe. Read Part 1 by clicking: https://www.contextprofessionals.com/en/mindset-of-the-leader-part-1/ Based on the research of Stanford professor Carol Dweck, I described two main attitudes that have a major impact […]

Written by: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes Your attitude towards yourself can be your biggest friend or your foe. Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, is a leading researcher on motivation and mindsets. In her book ‘’Mindset: Changing The Way You Think To Fulfil Your Potential’’ she describes two different attitudes towards […]

Written By: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes You can use disagreements and conflicts to improve your relationships! This argument was unreal to me until I learned about Deep Democracy. I, personally, have generally avoided conflict throughout my life, and have sought consensus in disagreements. Avoiding conflict often comes at a high cost, and sooner […]

Written By: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 5 minutes We cannot learn something before we are ready to learn it! When we try to teach something to someone, if that person is not ready to receive it, he or she is not going to learn. Why can someone not be taught until they are ready to […]

Written By: Cahide Akkuzu Reading time: 6 minutes In Part 1 of this article, we looked at Robert Kegan’s Theory of Adult Development. Unfortunately, we saw that many adults have not developed beyond the socialized mind stage which includes adolescence characteristics. Becoming an ‘adult’ means that a person is developing an independent sense of self […]