Satisfaction has the word action in it and confidence comes from doing.

Leadership is not easy and if it feels that way, one could argue we are not doing it right. I still remember an Army colleague of mine saying "your first real leadership job is all about convincing yourself you can be a leader, and then your next role is about convincing others they can be leaders". He was 100% right because effective leadership comes down to the right mindset, supported by simple skills.

The image above shows our recent graduates from the Confident Leaders Programme. It is a modular program, supported by group coaching and focused on improving leadership where it actually happens, in the micro moments when we engage with our direct reports. It was fantastic to work with this group of leaders from KellyCo.

As a side note, these leaders are impressive! They are all under 30 and run businesses with more than ~150 employees. I did not have that level of skill at their age!