The Synchronized Leadership Model
synchronized leadership Twenty-first-century business requires agility. Agility from teams, from institutions, and from leaders. That agility comes from synchronized leadership. Despite the radical change...
Leadership Is An Art
Leadership is more than IQ I believe that leadership is about influencing people to achieve a common goal. To that end, I believe leadership...
What Being in the SAS Taught me About Leadership
What the SAS taught me about leadership Who dares wins… But not always!: The founder of the SAS, David Stirling, was convinced that small...
18 Traits That Make a Great Leader
Traits that make a great leader Leaders are inspiring, motivating, encouraging, and bettering other people. No two leaders will be the same, and that...
Are You A Strong Or A Hard Leader?
Strong or hard leader? Being strong and being hard is not the same thing. Something that is hard breaks easily when under pressure. Whereas...
3 Exercises To Improve Self Leadership
The challenge to improve self leadership It’s really hard to be a credible and authentic leader when you aren’t aware of yourself, your strengths...
Developing Internal Talent To Create Future Leaders
Creating leaders in the early stages of employment When you look at any team-orientated environment, particularly business, leaders play a pivotal role in the...
6 Toxic Leadership Behaviours To Avoid At All Costs
Recognising Poor Leadership behaviours There has always been a vast amount of information available concerning how to become a great leader or what makes...
Tolerating Poor Management Practice – Mistakes Managers Make
Poor management practice has been around for years For years there has been an outcry about poor management practice. Managers are often the most...
Hoarding Or Withholding Information – Mistakes Managers Make
Withholding Information These leaders and managers secretly believe “knowledge is power” and, therefore, seek to keep any valuable knowledge to themselves. They selectively drip-feed...
Not Knowing The Names Of Team Members – Mistakes Managers Make
Knowing the names of team members If a leader or manager remotely manages several teams over several countries and have several thousand employers, they...
Not Listening To Good Ideas From The Team – Mistakes Managers Make
Not listening to good ideas from the team is a big mistake If you’ve ever carried out the paperclip exercise, you will already know...
Not Keeping Promises – Mistakes Managers Make
Not keeping promises erodes trust Unless the organisational structure is completely flat, the leader or manager will have authority in some shape or form...
Not Saying Thank You – Mistakes Managers Make
Lack of appreciation Taking even routine and regular tasks and duties for granted can demotivate employees. Ignoring work in progress shows a lack of...
Ignoring Inclusion – Mistakes Managers Make
Diversity and inclusion While most leaders and managers quite rightly make sure attention on the diverse nature of their teams and being legally compliant...
Being A People Pleaser – Mistakes Managers Make
Not able to say “No” Leaders and managers, who constantly try to accommodate customers, forget to say one little word. That word is “No”. ...
Have One Rule For Them And Another For The Team – Mistakes Managers Make
When leaders and managers have one rule for them These leaders and managers have double standards. They remind me of the classic Orwell novel...
Not Supplying The Right Equipment – Mistakes Managers Make
Supplying the right equipment is vital I do not know if you have ever watched “Undercover Boss”. A TV programme broadcast as far as...
Simple Techniques To Create Great Leaders
Leading is simple There is no shortage of books, blogs, podcasts, training programs, courses, or degrees that will tell you about the complexities of...
3 Steps To Help You Influence Your Boss
How do you influence your boss? The question of how you influence your boss is something executive coaches hear a lot. The question more...