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April 23, 2015

The Self Bonsai-ing of C-Level Leaders

I sat before the C-level leaders, four of them – the CEO, the COO, the CFO, and the CIO. We were planning a development program for the direct reports to the C-level. I asked whether any of the C-level would attend. “No” came the firm reply, “We’re too busy and we’ve all done this sort […]

April 21, 2015

Dealing with ‘Sacred Cows’ in the Workplace

Most businesses that have been operating for any length of time have ‘sacred cows’ – those people, attitudes, equipment, issues or systems that never get fairly challenged, critiqued or corrected. Often they are protected due to misguided loyalties, fear, habits or just plain not knowing how to deal with them without risk. There is often […]

April 14, 2015

The Downside of the Data Age

Driven by technology and economic volatility, the focus on data collection and interpretation is immense – and oppressive. Capable leaders are being forced to spend time generating reports on the implications of historical data. They are being turned into internal analysts and managers at best. Leaders of public listed companies are being shanghaied into spending […]

April 9, 2015

How I Helped a Significant Change Challenge Be Successful

The new CEO of the privately held engineering business was faced with a challenge – how to restructure to cope with the declining resource sector. The previous CEO had built the business as the resource sector boomed and had retired in time to avoid the inevitable adjustments now faced by his successor. The new CEO, […]

April 7, 2015

Would you do this?

Imagine this. My colleague and I sit before the CEO of the listed public company. He has a situation he can’t easily resolve – a board that’s divisive (conflicting share holder agendas) and highly competitive direct reports who won’t collaborate and are individually currying favour with the directors. Though the CEO is introverted, he is […]

April 2, 2015

The Epidemic in Our Workplace

There’s an epidemic in our workplace that is spilling over to our personal lives – perhaps even spilling from our personal lives into the workplace. It’s been nurtured by social media, marketing and worst of all by some leaders. The symptoms are ‘selfies’, mindless Twittering, collecting ‘likes’ and ‘friends’, allowing one’s self to be upset […]

March 31, 2015

What Most CEOs Really Worry About Isn’t What They Tell You

I’ve seen various lists of things that most CEOs supposedly worry about more than anything else. At face value, these lists are always convincing because everything they include looks important. Here are some typical examples: Talent retention Operating in a global market Compliance Cost efficiencies Performance Productivity Usually, one item is missing, although it’s really […]

March 26, 2015

The Five Minute De-Stress Exercise for Busy People

As a leadership coach specialising in improving leadership of high risk/high performance entities, I’m constantly helping leaders to keep themselves and their people from being stuck in a stressed state. Stress is caused not by the situation, but by the reaction to the situation. Essentially it occurs in the mind of the person and is […]

March 24, 2015

Two Critical Skills for Now and Beyond – will you acquire or improve them?

I’ve been working with senior leaders and technical or operational experts for nearly two decades in my role as a leadership consultant coach and facilitator. I’m struck with the number of people overwhelmed by the ambiguities, volatilities and disruptive changes of our times. I’m also amazed by the extent that there exists broken relationships inside […]

March 19, 2015

The Calm and Centred Leader

Have you ever been in the presence of a leader who is ranting, angry or overwhelmed? How did you feel at that moment? You can be assured that in that moment that leader wasn’t capable of either thinking or behaving effectively. If the leader is in that emotionally unstable state, then trust and respect in […]

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