Derval O'Rourke: 3 important lessons in leadership plus my recipe for midweek noodles

My path has crossed with Enda on many occasions through our involvement in sport, mine from a competitive standpoint, and Enda’s from a sports psychology perspective. We’ve drank coffee and chatted on training camps in Japan and Portugal.

Enda’s approach to leadership is interesting. For almost three decades, Enda has been working with some of the most influential members of the business and sporting communities. He has shared these lessons in his new book, Commit 2 Lead!

Here are 3 lessons that I found really helpful:

It’s not about you — but it starts with you

To me this is such a powerful message. This alludes to the importance of stepping back and taking note of what you are doing, and how this can actually have an impact on those around you. A successful leader doesn’t make themselves the centre of the narrative, but rather they listen and ask questions that help them, and help others.

Resilience is not a fixed quantity, it can be developed

Having resilience as a leader is an important, and arguably integral, quality to have. However, this becomes obsolete if you don’t foster an environment where others can grow and strengthen their own resilience too. Being a leader is not necessarily about being the greatest person on a team, but being someone that your teammates, colleagues or community can turn to in moments of need or emergency. Even if you feel that you are not the most resilient person, remember you can develop this.

It’s okay to be human

If, as a leader, you have encouraged a workplace setting founded on competition, ego, and fear, this can lead to situations where you can lose trust and belief from your team. An environment where people are too afraid to speak up, deliver bad news or go against the grain is a failure of the leader, not the people. A great leader is able to set their own ego aside and allow people to communicate potentially disappointing news without fear of retaliation.

Being a leader in your community is a way for you to positively impact the world around you. I really enjoyed Enda’s invaluable lessons from exceptional leaders, his new book is well worth reading.

Wellness Tip: Try not to use your phone for an hour before you go to sleep. Try reading a book, or writing in a journal.

Exercise Tip: While you’re cooking the dinner, take a moment to stretch. A few stretches are so good at the end of a long day!

Midweek noodles

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Servings

2

Preparation Time

 5 mins

Time Cooking

 15 mins

Total Time

 20 mins

Course

 Main

ingredients

• Tbsp You 1 At Home) (whatever Have Oil Oil

• And Your Packet Fry Choice, Suggest Handful Fry Peppers, Veg Vegetable Spring I Onion) Stir Of Carrots, Courgettes (1 Of Of Stir 1 Mix

• 2 Garlic Tsp Garlic (2 Minced) Cloves Of Tsp

• Crushed Tsp 2 Ginger

• Dark Tbsp 3 Soy

• Wok 1 Noodles Rice Packet Of To Straight

• Of Juice Lime 1

• Oil Sesame 1 Tbsp

• Garnish 2 Sesame Tsp Seeds, To

method

1. Walnut Stir Heat Vegetables The For Pan; The And 2 The In Minutes 3 Oil Fry Add

2. The Are Softened Until Ginger Garlic, Sauce Vegetables And To Add Soy Slightly Continue And The Cook

3. Add Cook Minutes Roughly And Until Noodles In The 3 Through, 2 Heated

4. Bine Toss The Lime Sesame Juice Drizzle And Squeeze To Well Oil, Over With

5. Lightly Seeds Some Sesame Toasted Sprinkled With Enjoy Serve And