Helen Honisett
Author (Defy Expectations) @Defy Expectations
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Author (Defy Expectations) @Defy Expectations
Leadership today is tough, it can be isolating and exhausting. But it doesn’t have to be. Defy Expectations gives you the path to follow to evolve into the leader that is so urgently needed in modern work cultures to drive success, engagement and well-being, not only in yourself but in all of the teams you belong to. Defy Expectations will give you the tools and proven techniques to become a courageous, vulnerable and effective leader who builds resilient, empowered and high-performing teams.This book is about how to lead with both the heart and the head, but the heart first. This book is about being brave enough to be willing to open your heart as well as your head to lead. Love is the missing ingredient in our corporate culture. We hear a lot of talk about trust, integrity and authenticity in leadership, but without love, none of these are possible. Without loving your teams, your peers, and your mission, you can never truly be a leader that people want to follow. But we never teach people the skill of leading, speaking and working from the heart. We never teach people to be truly open and vulnerable. This is a book about leadership and team building but it is not your usual management book. We have undervalued people and the role that their life experience can bring to work, and we have allowed exclusion and elitism to run our boardrooms and executive suites. What will this book do for you?•This book will challenge you to think about the type of leader you want to be, both at work and at home;•Force you to define your values and boundaries so that you know what you stand for and ask you to be brave enough to stick to these; Teach you how to love and lead with integrity, along with the trust of those around you in a way that is sustainable; Give you the steps you need to take to become and stay truly vulnerable.You can purchase the book here -
EDUCATION
University of Southampton
2:1, BSc Hons Physiology & Pharmacology
SKILLS
ABOUT HELEN HONISETT
All work begins with Leadership Defined.I work with senior leaders and organisations who want leadership to be effective, sustainable, and worth doing, not something people survive.Most leadership challenges are not caused by a lack of capability or effort.They are caused by misdiagnosis.Organisations move too quickly into coaching, development, or change without first understanding what leadership is actually carrying. The result is well-intentioned effort that increases pressure rather than impact.That is where I work.I help organisations gain clarity about how leadership is currently operating before deciding what to do next. Sometimes that leads to executive coaching. Sometimes to leadership development at scale. Sometimes to no intervention at all.All three outcomes are valid.My work is grounded in: • leadership clarity under pressure • sound judgement before action • human-centred leadership that delivers commercial resultsI am not a motivational coach, and I don’t work through open-ended exploratory conversations. All work begins with Leadership Defined, our leadership diagnostic, to ensure any investment in coaching or development is appropriate and worthwhile.When leadership is clear: • pressure reduces • decisions improve • leaders stop compensating • people re-engage • performance becomes sustainableThis is how leaders come to enjoy leadership again, not because it’s easier, but because it finally works.
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