“I aspire to be a CEO” Have you heard that before? Perhaps you’ve even thought or said it yourself. What if you are a CEO now? Do you think you really deserve it? How often do you doubt yourself as a CEO? Can you imagine anyone telling you that you shouldn’t be the CEO? Mostly […]
Ego – always being right - learn instead; being better than others - get the nobility of all work – thank you Simon Bowen!; being popular - earn trust and respect instead. Expectations – replace with clear and accepted agreements - convince, not dictate; operate from best intentions instead; make no assumptions – ask better […]
CEOs, business owners or any top tier leader of any organisation, community, institution or government must have five specific pairs of pillars in order to be effective. Any other attribute they may have is a bonus, but without the particular pairs of pillars they are deficient as top tier leaders. These pairs of pillars are: […]
I know you are very busy. I bet most of your meetings are either spot fire-fighting (dealing with urgent issues) or habitual time wasting sessions. I bet you blow too much time on emails. I bet you spend too much time on bureaucratic stuff that doesn’t deliver value. I bet you’d like to spend more […]
Joe and Sharon were at loggerheads with each other and neither would budge from their stance. Joe was the general manager his company’s southern territory and Sharon managed the northern territory. They both reported to Phil, the marketing director. The fight was over sales staff numbers and advertising spend. Joe’s territory had traditionally generated the […]
Peter, the chief operating officer, was concerned about one of his direct report’s (Gerry) leadership. Gerry was the manager of a division that produced specialised animal feed. Gerry had been a production staff member for eight years before being promoted to his current role. He had twenty staff in the production facility and another seven […]
It was not because you are a technical genius, nor an operations genius, marketing genius or sales genius. It is not because you have a PhD or an MBA or a list of other certificates, diplomas or degrees. It is not because you have years of experience in the company, nor an extensive industry network, […]
Our world is changing rapidly. People now have access to almost all the information that exists. Even tightly held government secrets are now available for public scrutiny. Admittedly there is also a massive amount of useless information, but we humans are great learners and we’ll soon find ways of filtering the rubbish. We’ll learn to […]
The leadership development traffic is jammed with variations of the most common components, which when put under the microscope are actually more about management, not leadership. Styles of leadership, envisioning, systems theory, strategy, planning and execution concepts, and communication abound, cluttering the thinking of earnest buyers. There’s intellectual understanding but where are the practicalities that […]
I believe in the unlimited capability of humanity I believe our supreme purpose is unity Through achieving our worthy shared visions I am aware of my strengths and weaknesses I strive to improve myself in every area I question my limiting beliefs Accepting the lessons from each experience I share a vision, far greater than […]
