I’ve been an executive coach for two decades and before that a leader in defence, law-enforcement and commerce. Despite that, I’m still learning to be a better leader myself as I help others. I was asked recently if I could distil everything about being a great leader down to three traits. I described those traits […]
Making strategic decisions is a skill learned best by practice. We can always correct a faulty decision; however, we prefer to make the right decision in the first instance, don’t we? Here’s a simple checklist I use to help me and my clients make strategic decisions: What’s the goal? What are the useful relevant facts? […]
The leadership is responsible for deciding many high level actions, including the vision, the strategy and the goals, hopefully in consultation with their people. So which of all the decisions a leader makes, is the most important? I assert that it is deciding to ensure that the right values are chosen by the entire population […]
We know how important it is for a business, any business, to have a market, access to money and people. But beyond those obvious three, there are three ingredients that really matter that we must also have. Let me give you a double case study to illustrate. Peter started his business as a sole trader, […]
