Australia has slipped to being the 13th least corrupt country according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, down six places since 2012. Whilst much of the perception probably arises from community concerns about public entities, the various political and institutional inquiries and allegations, is it reasonable to assume that there is increasing corruption in the […]
Do you have the courage to own up to your errors immediately? Do you have the courage to ensure the right people are on your team for the right reasons? Do you have the courage to hand leadership over to a person better suited for the immediate situation, even temporarily? Do you have the courage […]
I come from the military where traditional bonuses don’t exist. Our incentive for joining the military was exciting work (we were young) and serving our nation. Very quickly our incentives became and remain, the well-being of our team mates, our esprit de corps, and our interest in our work. Do You Recognise This? My first […]
How many times have you heard a frustrated manager say “But I’ve already told them!”? When I ask a client, who has just aid that, the question “When did you tell them?” I invariably get told of the specific time when it was said. The problem is that we need to hear important things said […]
Let’s face it; the executive team in any organisation sets the tone and the standard for culture and performance, doesn’t it? Those two components, culture and performance, determine both short and long term success, don’t they? Performance is also about innovation, not just achieving targets on time. If the executive isn’t fully aligned regarding values, […]
We are experiencing evolutionary times. The rate of change is noticeably accelerating. Disruptive change is upon us. Technology, aging, population pressures, climate change, societal upheaval – they are all part of the picture. Leading others in these times, whether the family, community or corporate requires a set of skills that differ from the old ways. […]
Time and again when I speak with successful leaders I am reminded that one of their greatest strengths is their devotion to regular self-reflection. Their courage to face the truths about their thoughts, expressions, decisions and actions, plus their desire to always improve themselves leads directly to their higher performance. Here is a non-exhaustive list […]
The man in the grey suit approached as we were taking a coffee break in my presentation on the “12 C’s of Effective Leadership Behaviour” from my book “The Wheel of Effective Leadership Behaviour”. “So which leadership style do you advocate?” he asked. I paused then said “I don’t advocate any particular style of leadership.” […]
In Australia at the moment there is a hullabaloo about politicians of all persuasions abusing tax-payer funded expenses and entitlements. They are all crying ‘We are within the rules”. At first they were taking pot-shots at each other across the major parties. Then it was revealed that members of both major parties had been dipping […]
The causes of the continuing financial crisis are very simple aren’t they? Fear – greed; fear that people won’t voluntarily seek to be productive; fear of the illusion of loss; loss of the illusion of control of the masses – and so many other possibilities. Habits – the idea that we can keep printing money […]
