Why Leaders Need to Use Noticeship

And how this will help us to make others feel seen and loved

Noticeship /ˈnəʊtɪs/ʃɪp/ n.informal. The quality or ability that elevates a person or leader to intentionally see something or someone.

Resolutions

As is my way this time of year, I sat down with my thoughts this morning to contemplate the new year ahead. For much of my early life, this involved me finding somewhere to sit by the seaside with the winter elements the noise of waves crashing and rolling over the pebble beaches of Brighton. I have always found it meditative.

I don’t do the whole resolutions thing. They’ve never really worked for me, and I prefer just taking stock of what is going on in my life, what I feel I would like to do over the year ahead and then committing to a general theme (or two).

Last year, my theme was ‘reconnecting with family’. There were no specifics, no metrics and no accountability. The theme is simply a North Star that helps support any big decision-making. That’s about it.

Sitting alone on my bench, I watched a little girl walking along the beach with her dad (I presumed). Every few steps, the girl stops, looks around her feet and then reaches down to pick up a pebble. If it is a good pebble, she reaches over and…