As I continue to lift the cover on my new book “I See You,†I will focus this week on a little lauded characteristic of leadership which is humility. Quoting from the chapter on leadership credibility – “Acting out of humility means that there is more “we†than “me†in
Continuing the theme of lifting the cover on my new book, this week I want to use an article I came across in The Times newspaper over the weekend, focused on leadership. It was about Pippa Murray who started the company Pip and Nut in 2015. Her observation was around
Last week I introduced you to my soon to be published book, “I See Youâ€. I have written it because I have a dream. As I think about leadership, what rises to the surface of my mind is how much more impact good leaders can have beyond themselves for the
In my last blog we talked around the impact of trust on a team, particularly as it relates to the influence a leader has. A lack of trust undermines a leader’s influence. At the heart of this is my passion to see teams thrive. Teams come together for a reason
“When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective”  Stephen R Covey You might remember me saying that my son got married recently. Getting married is, at its heart, about being vulnerable with another person and that requires a high degree of trust. Trust is the engine that
In a few weeks my wife and I are going to become grandparents for the first time! Talk about potential. We’re already thinking about this tiny human being’s development, and the journey they will take throughout their life: who they will become, what kind of impact will they have on
One of the thrills as a parent is the experiences you get to take part in with your children. I have found that some of them are fun, enjoyable experiences. Others, such as the time I was sitting at the top of a vertical drop on a rollercoaster my kids
Last week I mentioned that my son was getting married. You’ll be glad to know that all went off well, and the rain let up enough for us to have the wedding photos taken outside. It was also an opportunity to celebrate my eldest daughter’s birthday. As I looked around
At the end of this week, after multiple changes to the date, my son and his partner are getting married! It’s an event we are looking forward to for many reasons, not least of which is the opportunity for our family to come together. We enjoy each other’s company, it
For a few years I had the privilege of living in a different country. One of the joys of living there was that we were living in a mountain town at high altitude so there was very little light pollution. When the night sky was clear we could see millions