How to set boundaries as a leader In today’s episode, I am sharing powerful strategies to set boundaries at work, especially as a leader. Why is it important to talk about boundaries as leaders? Setting boundaries is a significant leadership skill. As you move up the leadership ladder, you will have increased demands on your …
How do you navigate difficult conversations in the workplace? As a leader, you often have to engage in difficult conversations. It can feel tempting to avoid the conversation and wait for things to pass. This does not lead to any resolution and can cause more issues in the future. So how do you handle difficult …
How do you manage emotions in the workplace? This is one the questions I often hear from ym clients. We all get emotional. We are human beings. We express emotion daily. There are times in our day to day where we can struggle with emotions. Where they can get the better of us. In these …
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How do you create a positive workplace culture? A positive workplace culture at its core is an environment where team members really enjoy coming to work. A place that provides inspiration, creativity and team members are engaged in their roles. Everyone is contributing towards a similar goal and are in the business to make a …
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What is mindful leadership? Today we’re joined by Laetitia Andrac who shares that a mindful leader is someone who first has awareness about their own needs, and stops when they need and sets clear boundaries and so on. It’s a leader who waits to respond, who holds the space for their team, and allows for …
In this episode, I’m sharing ten things I wish I had known before becoming a leader. Because I’ve been there. I’ve been a leader in the engineering and corporate world for 10 years and in that time, I really quickly moved up the leadership ladder. I started with a small team and then I got …
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In this episode, we’re going to talk about how we can make hybrid teams work by tuning into our emotional intelligence. Now more than ever, is it going to be important to focus on the human connection. To really focus on powerful relationships and on the wellbeing of our employees. By now we all have …
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What are the benefits of authentic leadership? How does it support those around you? If you are authentic, if you’re vulnerable, you’re also creating an environment that lets others be themselves and show more of themselves and feel safe to be themselves. And that will lead to a lot of amazing benefits. These benefits include …
Have you ever been told to fake it until you make it? I’m sure that a lot of you have heard that before.The thing though, and the problem with faking it until we make it or wearing a mask is that we can’t really keep that up. And then the real problem here lies, that …
How can you find and understand your Leadership Style? If you have read leadership books or looked at various leadership resources, you will have noticed that there are many different leadership styles and frameworks around. It can get a bit confusing as to how we actually pick our style and learn how to lead best. …
Anne Koopmann is a Cologne-based leadership coach and team development consultant helping STEM organisations and leaders to build diverse, human-centred cultures.
The name and tagline of my business, “Lead like YOU!” is all about embracing everyone’s uniqueness, celebrating your team’s diversity, creating a feeling of belonging and driving equity in this world.
I welcome people of every gender, age, race, sexuality, cultural background and ability.
I am committed to leading difficult conversations about diversity & inclusion and to speaking up and challenging others. I am determined to learn and educate myself to do better every day continuously.
