Photo by Jeremy Beck on Unsplash These questions are in no order of importance. I’m sure there are other questions I may have missed, so please add them to this list. Most importantly, let’s find and implement the best answers to them! What improvements do we make to our values? In what ways has our purpose changed? What […]
to by Andreas Klassen on Unsplash Brett owns a manufacturing business and over fifteen years had built his workforce of 43 good people with his energy, expertise and empathy. But he was frustrated with two behaviours of some of his people: Some of them kept interrupting him to ask for more information, or what to do next, […]
Photo by Mert Talay on Unsplash I was asked that question recently. I believe maintaining a positive attitude through life’s ups and downs is vitally important, and especially now. I have three dominant reasons for my belief. Firstly, our thoughts and feelings are the constituents of our attitude and they influence our actions and responses. That combination of […]
Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash I’m curating these comments from a range of employers to help us choose our best attitude in navigating our way in this new world. Who said them isn’t important. What they say is revealing. Which comments align with you? Which ones do you disagree with? The Comments “I’m waiting to see what […]
Photo by NordWood Themes on Unsplash Delegating tasks or projects has always been where cracks in execution can first appear. Delegation is a skill that many leaders learn too late, at great cost to the organisation in reduced quality of execution, rework, delays, budget blowouts and even catastrophic failure. Delegation models are usually only learned by the supervisor […]
Diagram shows the relationship between the eight content items below This blog is designed to assist you, the business leader/owner, to mitigate the pandemic and be in the best position to thrive in the eventual recovery. Remember, there will be a recovery! It’s based on my own experience in emergency management in the military and […]
Photo by Arseny Togulev on Unsplash Max, the CEO, shook his head in disbelief. “I can’t commit to this spending now” he said. He faced his CFO and CTO, who were urging him to replace the old mainframe computer and adopt the recommended SaaS program that would integrate all function data within the national logistics business. “The board […]
Photo by Rawan Yasser on Unsplash Imagine this scenario Phil is the newly appointed CEO, having previously been the CFO. Now his former peers are his direct reports. Phil felt he needed to show that he was right for the role. So, Phil’s first action the day after stepping into the role, was to hold a meeting of […]
Photo by Norbu Gyachung on Unsplash To clarify, there is a time and place for command and control leadership, but it’s not needed as often as it’s used. Command and control leadership is useful in emergency or crisis management or leading unskilled, unconfident, inexperienced, or disengaged people who are required to act. Those situations are abnormal, and hopefully […]
Photo by Linus Mimietz on Unsplash I was recently asked the question ‘Organisational values are just fluff, aren’t they?’ Sadly, many people have decided that organisational values are so much fluff. I can understand their sentiments. Too many organisations have values that are just fluff, for three main reasons: Nobody, starting with their leaders, lives by them. They […]
