This week I want to lift some content out of my book I See You: to lead well you need credibility. Whilst you will judge a leader’s credibility by what they do and say, the leader’s credibility starts as an inside job. As John C. Maxwell says: “People unaware of who they are and what …
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If you have the right heart motivation as a leader, then you will be looking for ways you can become more effective. How many times have you found yourself in situations where you wonder how it is that you got there? It could be a conversation with a colleague that turns out badly, or being …
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As a leader you want to be effective, to bring your best. It is not possible to do that if you are always on call, always busy with something. To be effective for the long haul means paying attention to your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. For me it is about getting out and …
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This last weekend I have been in sunny Orlando. This trip was not for leisure unfortunately and was quite full on. On Saturday a friend offered the chance to go and watch a scheduled rocket launch by SpaceX. The lift off was timed for 1am! I have never seen a launch and although tired and …
Like many I watched the spectacle of the coronation of King Charles III this weekend. A ceremony which has remained little changed over 1000 years. It was interesting to watch all the different things that happened in the ceremony. Behind closed doors he was anointed with oil, an act full of meaning connecting him to …
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At the beginning of this blog let me ask you what do you lead out of? Perhaps a better question would be how do you motivate those you lead? After years of rubbing shoulders with different leaders I am certain there are only two places leaders lead from, and they have completely different impacts. In …
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This last weekend I had the privilege of facilitating a day away for a local charity. What I love about doing these events is seeing the clarity that comes out for the participants on such days. When the questions and discussion have been used to unearth things and make visible some of the things that …
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Over the weekend it was great catching up with some friends I had known since my university days. Many topics of conversation came up including what films have you watched recently and who was in them. You get the picture. Some of the facts about the film or past events were hard for me to …
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I came across a new word, “farrago” which means a confused mixture. For example, you might have a farrago of doubts and fears, hopes and wishes. Often our minds are a confused mixture which has to do with with the way you think. As a coach I help those I coach get the clarity they …
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What do you do when you have a free weekend at the end of March? What I do is go hill walking in the Lake District with my best friend. Following the maxim that there is no such thing as the wrong weather only wearing the wrong clothing, we set out to walk and climb …
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