I need to let you into a secret. Most successful leaders have at some stage in their leadership made a mistake: said something in the heat of the moment, made a decision that cost the company or hurt those they led. I am going through the fallout of such a thing right now. As a …
I recently had the privilege of looking after my grandson for an evening. One of the things I love about children is their curiosity about their world. My grandson’s delight in seeing and exploring new things is infectious, you reconnect with your own childhood when delight was found in simple things. Of course, along with …
When I listen to what some business owners do for their working day I feel exhausted just listening to them. However, it may just be they have that kind of capacity and can handle spinning a lot of plates. The question is not, ’how much am I doing?’ The question you need to ask is, …
Over the last few days, I have been involved in helping leaders to understand how they are wired. Effective leaders have discovered that the key to great leadership does not start with leading others it starts with how you lead yourself. The key to being an effective leader is self-awareness. When you don’t know yourself …
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This past week our old kitchen was ripped out in preparation for the new one going in. Exciting times! Whilst ripping out the old significant historic water damage came to light, which had compromised the floor. In the short time we looked around the house before purchase, the kitchen seemed good on the surface. Once …
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 …
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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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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Have you ever been in a meeting or had a conversation with a colleague and you end up in a place where you have been misunderstood and things have got heated? You have no idea how you got there? It happens more often than you think. If you want to avoid these situations, the first …
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