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Know Yourself
How well do you know yourself? We all like to think we know ourselves really well. We might also know a lot of our own strengths, foibles and development areas. That might not actually be true. And that’s hard for some of us to face … others might actually know us...
Are you bouncing back in Leadership?
Five years ago, I came across an interesting report, about bouncing back in leadership. It was by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and focused on leaders’ resilience. They reprised it in 2020 with good cause. In this blog I take a slightly different look at...
Leading Ahead of the Curve
In this blog, I’ll explore how refocusing on your leadership skills can keep your organisation ahead of the curve. At the forefront of or leading in something, such as a developing situation, field of study or business, social development, etc. This is how the...
Being a Confidante to CEOs
In this blog I explore how I work, being a confidante to CEOs, business owners and Managing Directors. This came about by accident. A client of mine was clearly struggling with his ambition and finding the people and the structures to make it a reality. “It’s all...
How leaders use failure.
In this blog I explore how leaders use failure in their leadership skillset. I will argue that when they do, they are in a great place to start building and leading a high-performing team. Wait – what? How they USE FAILURE? That’s right. Failure is not the same as...
How do team turnarounds happen?
Have you ever wondered how a "team turnaround" actually happens? I did too … until I enabled my first one. In this blog I explore how I learned lessons that I have been able to apply to teams throughout my career as a change agent. Starting at the beginning ... So how...
What gets you out of bed in the morning? Your “Why?”?
What gets you out of bed in the morning? Why your “WHY?” is so important. Simon Sinek is famous for the third most popular TED talk of all time, based on his book Start with Why. (Given its continued value, relevance and ubiquity, makes you wonder what the top two...
Drum Roll … the new website is launched!
If you want to know about my company’s services, it’s now even easier – with our shiny new website! For some years, I had had websites which did the job and I am grateful for the support in their development (and continued hosting) to Artisan Internet. However, the...
Reflections on 2020 – a lost year?
I am writing this on New Year’s Eve, December 31st 2020, joining in what is probably a world-wide reflection on the past year and the fact that, for most, it was a shocker. Does that mean, however, that it was a lost year, as some have described it? I would beg to...
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