It’s very tempting to over democratise your business. But the truth is that in some instances, your (admirable) desire to empower your teams and involve them in every decision within the business can lead to your decision making lacking in precision and direction. Let me be clear that I’m challenging
We wanted to know how leaders in businesses of all sizes were feeling. What were their fears? Their challenges? The things that consistently kept them awake at night or feeling unfulfilled? We realised that they would be candidly sharing these challenges with one of their most trusted advisors – their
This very simple exercise is a great way to become aware of the times you say ‘yes’, when really you should (or want to) say ‘no’. I have a client who finds it difficult to say no. Their endless ‘yesses’ (which in their words are part of ‘being a good
‘I want you to bring something to the weekly team call to discuss’. As leaders we know we should be actively encouraging our teams to proactively raise any challenges or opportunities, and one of the most common ways I see my clients do this is to ask their teams to
If you’re looking for a way to incite rage and fury in me then this is a sure-fire way… I abhor the above post, and I would be lying if I said it didn’t cross my mind to simply start and end this article with some choice profanities and leave
This brilliant post and graphic from David McLean, MA (Leadership) CHRL and The Conscious Collective Group asks some really thought-provoking questions and interpretations around above the line and below the line thinking. The premise is that at any point, a leader is either “above the line” OR “below the line”.
Many congratulation to Ben Tyson on his 10th anniversary at Born Social. I loved his post (below) and as I read it I spotted a few clues as to why this young man (young for a CEO) has become such an outstanding leader and why he has had such an impact
Town halls, also referred to as all-hands or companywide meetings, are a critical part of engaging employees and reinforcing your company’s culture and values. They’re an opportunity for company leaders to share results, explain their strategy, and clock valuable facetime with the whole organisation. The below download from video hosting
A reflection about mindset and targets as limiters. A none-business example that got me thinking last week. Over the last 9 months, I’ve been working with a personal trainer. In the last session, he had me working on pull ups and set me a target of four. I failed on
Finishing Week – Join Me I’ve declared next week as a ’Finishing Week’ for me and my tiny team. That means we’ll be focusing on finishing things off and closing out projects and tasks that have been hanging around. I do this periodically and it means a great deal gets completed and cleared of my Do Not
