Slackers; Collaboration; and Coaching
‘In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have...
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Jul 14, 2022
Why 360 Feedback is not just Desirable but an Essential Tool
We began using 360-degree feedback in our Organisational Development work with organisations in developing leaders, collaboration, and...
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Jun 1, 2022
Leadership and the 'T' Word
‘I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.’ Friedrich Nietzsche Apple recently hit the news not...
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May 26, 2022
Two Minds are Better than One
‘There are many ways of getting strong, sometimes talking is the best way.’ Andre Agassi[1] It is no accident that some of the best...
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May 3, 2022
Expectation and the Lure of ‘Magical Thinking’
The world of both sport and golf was to sit up in wonder on the return of Tiger Woods to play in the 2022 Masters Championship....
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Apr 27, 2022
'Down in the Weeds'
‘Problems can never be solved with the same thinking that created them’ - Albert Einstein[1] In working with #leaders over the years it...
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Mar 18, 2022
Learning to Say 'No'
‘The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything’ -...
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Jun 14, 2020
Illusion, Delusion, and Leaders
‘Our comforting conviction that the world makes sense rests on a secure foundation; our almost unlimited ability to ignore our...
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May 3, 2020
Crisis: An Opportunity for Collaboration?
'The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘Crisis’. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other of opportunity. In a crisis,...
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Sep 9, 2019
The ‘Belief that You Can’
‘It’s not the mountains we conquer but ourselves’ - Edmund Hilary Our beliefs are extremely powerful; they form the basis of our actions,...
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Aug 20, 2019
Leaders; Bakers; and ‘Sell Date’
Leaders are like a loaf of bread on a baker’s shelf; they both have a ‘sell date’. Leaders and bread are perishable goods; they both can,...
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Jul 15, 2019
‘Mind the Gap’ – Expectancy, Self-Belief, and Polar Thinking
‘You have to applaud the USA. They are a step above everyone else. The USA does not apologise for wanting to be the best and they have...
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Feb 25, 2019
Leading Self Comes Before Leading Others
‘We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.’ Socrates, 470-399 BC. For most organisations leadership development is about...
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Jan 31, 2019
NVA and Leaders
‘In a company the estimated loss of potential in performance ranges from 30-50% due to inter-human problems, unsettled conflicts,...
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Dec 18, 2018
Special or Unstable – It’s about Beliefs
So, yet again, the ‘special one’, Jose Mourinho, has been sacked (18th December, 2018) after some two and a half years in charge at...
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Nov 30, 2018
Collaboration and the 'Boundaryless' Organisation
‘The traditional organisational map describes a world that no longer exists.' New technologies, fast changing markets, and increasing...
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Oct 29, 2018
Culture - The DNA of Leadership
‘Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death or taxes – it should be...
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Sep 28, 2018
Chairs, Non-Execs, and Sandpaper
'Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.’ Steve Ballmer, former Chief Executive of Microsoft 2000-2014. In the...
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Aug 6, 2018
The Effective CEO - Short or Long Term?
“Leadership is not about the next election, it’s about the next generation.” Simon Sinek, author, speaker, and organisational consultant....
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Jul 16, 2018
CEO Tenure, Relevance, and Myopia
Few will argue that the leadership of any organisation starts at the top. The problem is it can also just as easily end there, for CEOs...
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