Would You Want You as a Boss?
I’ve always loved the question “What advice would you give to your younger self?” It really is a great question and gets you thinking. The more experienced and mature mind can conjure up lots of robust and insightful advice for the younger self with the benefit of epic learning’s, failures and successes. Oh the benefit […]
Houston, We Have a Problem.
“Houston, we have a problem” is a popular quote from the movie Apollo 13 as the astronauts communicated their discovery of the explosion that crippled their spacecraft. I think if there was a ‘Leadership Mission Control Centre’ there would be many voices sending the same message down the line – we have a problem and […]
Would You Pick Up Someone Else’s Rubbish?
A guy was walking along the street on a hot day a couple of weeks ago drinking a bottle of water. Thinking he was highly skilled in basketball, the aimed the bottle at the bin, threw and missed. No score. The bottle fell to the ground and he kept walking. Noticing this was a father […]
The Importance of Knowing Your Brand at the Core.
There’s no secret that your Personal Brand is the strongest currency you have to deal with. Full stop. And yet this can be one of the biggest casualties of busy. Your Personal Brand is all about how others perceive you and this is by how you position yourself, your actions, words, non actions and the […]
A Leadership Lesson From a Tiger.
It’s a difficult time to be a leader. There’s so much chaos, complexity and change to navigate whilst also working out how to best manage and lead the people you have working for you or around you. The weight of expectation can be quite hard to deal with. It can challenge the very best of […]
Are You Creating A Busy Mini-me?
Busy is what we are and its heavy impact is felt well beyond you and your workplace. It extends into your home and those closest to you. We are constantly telling people how busy we are. That we haven’t met a commitment because we’ve been too busy. And that you can’t play the game with […]
The Leadership Template Explained – Attitude
Ever heard the saying, ‘Your attitude is your altitude?’ Your attitude determines your ability to succeed. It determines how you respond to challenges, change and deal with difficulties. Are you a ‘glass half full’ or a ‘glass half empty’ person? Attitude is something everyone can see in you. It’s visible through your actions and your […]
The Leadership Template Explained – Vision.
Last week you were introduced to the leadership template – the foundation to high impact and influential leadership of the 21st century. This week we’re exploring the first critical component of the Leadership template, which is vision. Vision is often spoken about and is something that is definitely necessary but what sort of vision do […]
Is the Foundation to Your Leadership Rock Solid?
In the past, we’ve been encouraged to identify a successful leader and incorporate their success strategies for our own benefit. We’ve had the benefit of historical data that was still relevant to the future. We had the luxury of simply being able to tweak or change to ensure these strategies worked even better for us. […]
How Do You ‘Do’ Busy?
No doubt you have had a busy day so far. You may have responded to emails, put out some fires, made some calls. But my question to you is how have you done busy? And what impact are you having on your results. Obviously I have been observing the busy space for many years now […]