Why You’re Probably Not Leading, and How to Fix It
Many people are in a leadership position while not actually leading. They are a leader in name only. Could that include you?
Read moreA Multitude of Counselors
No one has a corner on good ideas, no one is always right. If we rely purely on our own thinking we might end up in trouble. There’s wisdom in a multitude of counselors or to put it another way, there’s folly in the absence of them.
Read moreLeadership: The Greatest Calling
Whether leaders are born or made is irrelevant. If you have that ability, then you’re obligated to develop it and to exercise it. Leadership is always an activity. It’s something that you do. It’s never a job title or even a job description. You have to lead as you were intended to lead. It is an extraordinary privilege to influence the lives of others for good.
Read moreStop Worrying!
Whether the times are at their very worst or best, worrying about what might happen is one of the most destructive things that you can do. That’s because it’s a paralyzing emotion. It interferes with your ability to think and shuts off any ideas you might have about what action to take.
Read moreBe More Effective at Working from Home
This blog is to promote The Remote Work Survival Kit, a crowdsourced effort to help people and organisations with remote working at this time of acute need - the reasoning is that the better people are able to do this the more effective it will be and the better the outcome for society, with less risk of the rapid spread of disease which benefits everyone.
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How learning the art of persuasion can help you progress your career
: Persuasion has become an essential managerial tool because it impacts so many aspects of the workplace resulting in increased employee engagement, alignment and productivity. Persuasive skills are used to influence many different stakeholders, including co-workers; bosses; team members and even clients and suppliers.
Read moreWant to be an active listener? Six techniques to master
Have you ever had to tell the same person, the same exact thing, more than once? Annoying isn’t it? And a waste of everyone’s time. Effective communication is a two-sided coin, of which listening in one side.
Read moreThe four steps to mastering persuasion and command
To lead a team effectively, to manage a group of people, to fulfil our ambitions and build a business, and even to bring up a family well - all these things either happen or don't because of our ability to bring others with us, to cause them to buy into our ideas and journey with us on your preferred path.
Read moreDeath of a Partner and Business as Usual
Overcoming the difficulties of running a business during periods of personal difficulty is never an east thing, what happened to me has happened to many
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