👋🏻 Hey there, David here
Whether you like it or not, the notion of ‘motivation’ is front and centre this time of year. From setting personal New Year’s resolutions 💪 to strategising at work 🤓, both require discipline and an end goal. Watch below to hear more.
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MEADE ON THE MOVE
Here’s a snapshot of my recent diary since we last spoke:
🇺🇸 CSR Team-building in New Jersey, US with Merck Pharmaceuticals
🎤 Virtual Hosting a corporate in-house programme in Edinburgh, U.K.
🇬🇧 Hosting CDE Global’s strategy day in Cookstown, Northern Ireland
🇮🇪 Bespoke Keynote for ATC’s Leadership Summit in KilIashee, Co. Kildare, ROI
🇮🇪 Hosting Pendulum in Dublin, Ireland - the world’s no.1 Business & Leadership Summit.
Next check-in: Belfast International airport.
Departure destination: Manchester, U.K. 🎤
Want to know where my team and I are headed next? ✈️ Follow Lightbulb Teams on LinkedIn for our latest adventures.
FROM THE FEED
1. Most popular: Be Teachable
One habit separates good leaders from great ones. And it has nothing to do with experience. It’s all about staying a ‘student’.
Because the moment you think you’ve got it all figured out? That’s the moment growth taps out.
David Meade on LinkedIn
I made an employee cry. And here’s what it taught me about feedback.
No one likes giving it.
No one likes getting it.
THIS CAUGHT MY EYE
I love The Traitors, and Fiona has got to be one of the best players yet!
Whether you watch it or not, The Traitors is a masterclass in the psychology of deception. It plays with impression management, narcissism, manipulation, and time pressure to show just how easily we can be influenced by storytelling.
So if you’re a Faithful (business owner, leader, or manager), surround yourself with authentic people you can trust.
Catch up on BBC iPlayer while you can.
