If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Really? It doesn’t have to be broken to become redundant. It reminds me of the book title “What got you here, won’t get you there”. The longer an enterprise enjoys success increases their potential for failure. That’s what the evidence shows. Why? […]
Why do some of us insist on making assumptions and holding expectations? Assumptions are just guesses and expectations are assumptions about others’ behaviour, actions and outcomes being in line the holder’s thoughts or opinions. I waste no time with assumptions. What I do instead is ask questions to get answers that are factual. If the […]
Firstly, remember, it’s an aspirational plan. Get clarity on the values, the purpose and the vision, in that order. The values are the rules of the ‘game’, how we think, what we say and do and do not say or do. The purpose is the main service/offering/product that expresses our values. The purpose expresses also […]
My client, an officer in the emergency management sector, was recovering from PTSD. He had seen too many fatal incidents, had too many terrible experiences. They had affected him personally. He felt guilt and anger. He felt helpless. My purpose was to help him recover through coaching. Separately, he was receiving valuable help from a […]
Andy (not his real name), was a good team member, but had been distracted from his work by family matters – his wife had been diagnosed with cancer and his daughter’s partner had mental health issues. Andy’s performance had fallen and his supervisor, my client, spoke with him and designed a plan to support Andy […]
For the last nearly half-century I’ve been on the learning path to success, (in this instance business – but it can be success in anything) and I’m still on it. My behavioural traits and thinking style enable me to move fast, be decisive and remain curious about everything. Whilst all that is very useful, it […]
I was coaching a line manager, helping her to better deal with conflict within her team. I raised the issue of under or poor performance and how she dealt with that. She said, “Oh, we don’t deal with that, it has to go to HR, they deal with those issues.” I said, “Really, how does […]
Many people who become leaders do so with self-doubt. I know, because I did too. What we think about ourselves becomes a story, one we tell ourselves. In my case, as a 20-year-old newly commissioned officer in the army, I had concerns about many things: Would I make a mistake? What if they think I’m […]
There is a ubiquitous crisis of leadership in the workplace. Gallup says 82% of managers are the wrong fit. Executives are both leaders and managers. They lead people and manage processes and things. We can’t manage people, we can only either lead them or not. Sadly, most executives are chosen, not for pre-existing leadership or […]
Not all Australian leaders are incompetent or morally bankrupt. Just too many in too many crucial positions. Such as in politics (all sides), where they’ve forsaken the good of the country for their own good. Such as the big banks where they’ve forsaken their employees, customers and shareholders for their own disgustingly generous and totally […]
