Resources
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Slow leadership
Slow leadership is often the quickest way forward. Recently I spent 23 days in the company of four other middle-aged men on a 38-foot yacht crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Since returning, people have been asking me what I learned along the way.
- Culture
- Development
Article 3 Sep 2015 -
Leading on behalf of others
One of the off-putting aspects of leadership is that it can be seen as status-driven. The L-word has connotations of egotistical empire building. When we think of leaders, we may picture slick politicians or smug captains of industry. But it shouldn’t be this way.
Article 3 Aug 2015
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How to get ahead when life’s not 'fair': whine less, do more
Once we get over whining because ‘life isn’t fair’ – we can become more effective at influencing others, making a positive difference! Have you ever worked with someone who incessantly whined about how unfair things are, how bad, how wrong or how irrational?
Article 31 Jul 2015
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Create your own virtual water cooler: how to harness technology to build global team spirit
How often have you leaned across your desk or paused in an office doorway to ask a colleague a question? Or raised your eyebrows at a team member, during a meeting with a tricky client, in silent, supportive communication?
Article 24 Jul 2015
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Leaders wear cardigans
The world’s biggest supercomputer is a big deal. We met the managers and leaders from the Japanese company Fujitsu involved in this huge project. It was striking how down-to-earth they were. The Fujitsu team were not classic Silicon Valley material.
Article 16 Jul 2015
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Is the glass ceiling a mindset issue?
A 2013 Harvard Law Review report noted that, although there has been progress in both the public and private sectors across the world towards balancing the gender gap in the boardroom, progress remains uneven.
Article 16 Jul 2015
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The #1 joykiller and how to avoid it
If you don't ask yourself the tough personal questions, you'll never change. If you do, you will. Learn what those questions are and how to ask them in just two minutes a day! So, what is the #1 joy killer today?
- Culture
- Development
Article 9 Jul 2015 -
Leaders are humble, Mr Blatter
Humility is not a word often associated with modern leaders. Indeed, a humble leader is almost a contradiction in terms. But it shouldn’t be. You only have to consider the recent shenanigans at FIFA, the world governing body of football to see this.
- Culture
- Development
Article 4 Jun 2015 -
Are you playing your hand or are you being played?
What we become is in very large part the result of how we, and in some cases if we, choose to use the talents we were born with, learn from the experiences we have, and apply that learning along the way. It’s just about that simple.
- Development
Article 4 Jun 2015 -
The eighth deadly sin of leadership
If there is ever an opportunity to add in an eighth deadly sin, then I am putting my hand up to nominate 'assumption'. In my experience, assumption is already the #1 business and workplace sin; the destroyer of deals, the terroriser of team dynamics.
- Culture
Article 1 Jun 2015