The 4 Colours of Bosses

Of course, I am not talking about the colour of your bosses’ skin - I am referring to your boss’s personality type.

There are four colours of bosses – red, yellow, green, blue. It represents their leadership style and management skills. It is crucial to know for building relationships and knowing what you have to deal with in the workplace.

Everybody knows someone who left a business because of the bad boss.

As an example, many people today have to deal with bosses who believe that they fought their way to the position they have and they should be seen as royalty in the company. These are usually seen as red bosses.

·         They believe they have all the answers

·         They feel they must always be right

·         They manage a fear-based culture that drives success

·         They believe micromanagement is essential

·         They hate feedback

Senior leaders of the future must have empathy and soft skills in management. Accountability is important for the future.

A personality test can tell you what colour boss you are or look at the descriptions below to find out what colour your boss is.

What reactions do you see from your boss? Below is a brief view of the 4 main leadership personality types or colours.

RED

Anger, Rage, Frustration, Will Power, Wrath, Urgency

Red is usually a Directional leadership style usually driven by purpose and is determined to push things forward. Without a directional leader purpose and direction falls off over time. They are focused only on results and will do anything to get there.

YELLOW

Motivated, Enthusiastic, Sociable, Light hearted, Inspiring, Sense of Humour

Yellow is usually identified as an Inspirational leadership style who leads through relationships. They invest in their people and inspire action. Without an inspirational leader mission and purpose can feel hollow.

GREEN

Patient, Intune with feelings, Loving, Sharing, High Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Relaxed, Caring

Green is identified as a collaborative leader. They lead by encouraging the team in the midst of challenging times. They excel at lateral leadership bringing all areas together by building trust. Without collaborative leaders’ people can start working in silos and overall teamwork can suffer.

BLUE

Logical, Organised, Analytical, Calm, Cool, Steady, Cautious

Blue is identified as an operational leader that can build processes and systems to ensure the organization succeed. They have the ability to create a culture to serve people that lead to success. Without operational leaders the mission does not gain traction and systems and processes will be poor.

Understanding the leadership colours can help you manage upward and become successful in your career. It will help you understand your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to leading and communicating with your team.

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if you would like to read about my recovery from mental exhaustion and how I changed my life you can read it all in my book The Bulletproof Banker available on Amazon ( for delivery to Ireland please purchase on Amazon.de)

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Why work with a career coach? , Brian in particular

Changing career, changing job, or moving into a new promotion is a big step.

Working with Brian through bjkennomotivation can help support you through in depth conversations and powerful questions where you as the client get to understand yourself better with professional guidance to identify your strengths and things that give you value and purpose.

Brian will use coaching tools and techniques designed to help you slow down take time out to really understand your present situation and future goals.

Together we will help you find a new job, improve your leadership skills and create a healthier life balance.

I can help you with your job search and transition to a new promotion or new job. Brian will hold you accountable for your actions help you update your CV and prepare for a competency based interview.

I will monitor your progress, motivate you and throughout our sessions ensure you are accountable for your actions.

I will get you crystal clear on your priorities and values agree a set of goals an map out a way to achieve them.

I look forward to working with you to help identify why you are stuck in a rut and support you to find opportunities that suit your ambitions goals and values.

Investing in your future career is worthwhile and given the number of years you work it’s a bargain.

Contact Brian through bjkennomotivation.com for a consultation and start your amazing journey now.

The fate of souls is at stake.

The fate of souls is at stake.

Well maybe not but I may have your attention.

It may come as a surprise but people as a whole are naturally creative and resourceful.

Why then are so many people struggling?

Why are so many trying to manage stress? , the whims of a myrid of demands without a care for each other and each demanding a piece of you each day.

Overstressed, frustrated, depressed, reactive, sound familiar.

Striking a balance between the whims of an unconscious mind (fears, frustrations, failures), and the requirements of daily life is made easier when you slow down.

Replacing negative thoughts with positive self talk will improve your life.

Sometimes you just have to hear it from someone else, like me for it to hit home.

A survivor of 7 armed robberies in a banking career.

A survivor of mental exhaustion working 84 hours a week in 2010.

A man who changed his life for the better and became an ultra marathoner to raise funds for others and help others through motivational speaking and personal coaching transform too.

If you don't like something in your life change it, if you can’t change it then change your attitude toward it.

I can support your corporate wellness program and help your greatest asset your people identify stress, bust it and become more resilient.

I can also coach individuals through stressful career situations and promotions.

DM me or contact me through bjkennomotivation.com

Why it’s important to set goals in life.

Through out my life I have been unconsciously and then consciously setting goals for myself, driving myself on whether it was football, family or my corporate career.

I was a different person when I set foot over the white lines of a football pitch, it was total commitment, total concentration, I always wanted to win and I always wanted to score goals and it earned me a professional football trial in the UK.

During a successful corporate career on a personal note it was very similar, I was completely driven for success.

As a leader I coached many people for performance. I coached so they could be the best they could be and build on their strengths.

Of course errors were discussed with direct reports because customers were let down by bad service or procedures not followed but deep in my soul those discussions were always difficult but I always approached them as I would like to be treated.

To be successful with personal and business goals it’s important to identify them and write them down.

By writing them down you give yourself a chance to have some control over your future by setting a plan and not leaving things to chance as many people do with for example with their financial plans for pensions which leaves them pining for a future that may never occur.

When you understand why you have set a goal and clearly understand the reasons you want to achieve it, then you have given yourself a better opportunity to be successful.

Brian at bjkennomotivation can coach you to reach your personal and business goals through a partnership with agreed strategies that clearly set your mindset for success.

As an experienced corporate business coach, a marathoner and ultra marathoner Brian understands the need for goal setting to be clear, specific and measurable with accountability that ensures his clients stay motivated.

Visualising what the success will look like, small incremental improvements and developing a growth mindset are strategies Brian will assist you with to reach your goal.

Success is within you and within your grasp, invest in yourself for the future now with Brian at bjkennomotivation.com

What are you doing right now?

What are you doing right now?

Sitting on a couch thinking of a goal you want to achieve for yourself but the real world environment within which you exist has you living  at 100 miles an hour the pace and volume of work make even the easiest tasks seem arduous.

You've been thinking of the goal for a while now, it's nagging, you can't get to it.

If that's the case  you need to consider a change because the company you work for is most likely dysfunctional and that will affect your personal relationships, build stress and your opportunities for progression.

Please do not wait for a crisis to change your life, reach out to me for personal 121 coaching and see how better life can be when you slow down in the moment and stop pining for a future that may never occur.

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What part does happiness play in your life?

Hmm happiness

How happy are you now? , In my coaching field I use a tool called the wheel of life with my clients.

If I asked you how happy your were with a 10 being very happy and zero meaning you are miserable, where would you place yourself on the scale.

I believe happiness is an inner state, you can’t buy it, you can’t wear it, you can’t drive it and you can’t go on holiday to it.

Marketing is all about making us believe if we buy a product we will be happy.

What do you believe.

Ken Dodd had a hit single many years ago called happiness…

He sang happiness happiness the greatest gift that I possess.. To me the world is a wonderful place, i’m the luckiest human in the human race.

I’ve got no silver i’ve got no gold but i’ve got happiness in my soul.

A wise man once told me one time when you go measuring a man’s success, don’t count money count happiness.

If your happiness depends on what others think of you the you are giving away your superpower.

Abraham Lincoln said “ Most folks are as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Coaching through bjkennomotivation can help you reach your personal and business goals and as a result self acceptance and genuine happiness.

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Let me help you rediscover your dream that leads to your destiny.

What a fantastic group of people in the Legal Services Regulatory Authority. Thank you to CEO Brian Doherty, Natasha Lee and Ultan Ryan for the invitation to speak to the management and staff for your warm welcome and interactions.

I am delighted to have delivered my trilogy of talks of
1. The importance of Positive Mental Health in meeting your goals.

2. Living with covid 19 while WFH and home schooling and building a strategy for a new way of living.

3. Identifying stress, coping mechanisms to manage stress and how to build resilience for the future.

If you would like me to speak in support of your corporate wellness program or you would like some individual coaching  please DM me or contact me through bjkennomotivation.com

You are on this earth to do more than work, pay bills and die.

#mentalhealth #wellness #wellbeing #selfcare #workplacehealth #thankyou #wfh #ceo

The investigation to see if I can run again.

After a trip to GP when I could not straighten up never mind drive I found my left hip is in a bad situation .

Next step is an MRI, a X Ray on both hips and a dexa scan to check on bone density.

A cocktail of Anxicalm 2 mg and 5 mg along with Omeprazole 20mg, Diclac retard 75mg all help to relax the spasim in my hip and back muscles to a point where I can walk without pain.

The initial diagnosis is my left hip is not up to further road running and is causing issues to my discs as it did in 2016 when I initially had the injury diagnosed, but was allowed to run if I did specific exercises.

I am waiting on the scans appointment and will take it from there.

Staying positive.

This could be the end of the road for my running.

April 7th, I injured my back making a simple movement that left me unable to move without assistance.

It’s a partial reoccurance of an injury to 4 discs in my back in 2016 which highlighted also arthris in my hip.

I was given a choice back then regarding possible surgery or exercises that would assist me to continue running. I went on to continue running Marathons and ultra marathons but this particular reoccurance is the second since then and the medical opinion at moment is to stop road running due to the impact on my back. It’s possible TM short runs will be allowable.

I’ve had 11 incredible years running and raising funds for charity and gaining all the benefits of positive chemicals in my brain and body as I turned my life around in 2010 having suffered mental exhaustion working 84 hrs a week.

Luna the black german shepard has been minding me and staying close to me as she can see something is not right with me at moment , dogs are amazing and have great intuition.

Tough decision to be made shortly regarding hanging up my brooks and asics.

I’m resilient and will bounce back from this setback because I am always grateful for my continued ability to walk if I can’t run.

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What do you believe this Easter weekend?

It’s Easter a very special time for me in my religious faith. But its not like that for everyone.

Easter Sunday 2021 one of the hottest days of the year so far during which I ran a slightly longer half marathon distance running 13.6 miles in 2:11

What ever you believe this weekend take some time out to “believe in yourself” be your best cheerleader and create a vision for the goal you have always wanted to achieve.

Believe this weekend you can start again.

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