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LEADERSHIP: HOW’S YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND COURAGE?

published:2010-08-30 01:00:00

What do lobsters, scorpions and bees have in common? Yes, a capacity to inflict a nasty bite. But they also all lack a spine. An exoskeleton (the lobster’s hard shell) is all that holds their bodies together. There’s no internal bone structure. Some leaders are

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LEADERSHIP: 12 FACETS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

published:2010-08-23 01:00:00

A valuable gemstone has many facets, each finely polished. To be a valuable leader, you similarly need a range of carefully honed capabilities.

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LEADERSHIP: FIVE FAULTS TO FIX

published:2010-08-16 01:00:00

Another home run for Seth – my favourite blogger. His posting of 13 June* describes the entrepreneur’s desire for a magic lottery ticket –

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LEADERSHIP: WHEN YOU’RE NEWLY APPOINTED

published:2010-08-09 01:00:00

If you’ve just been promoted, you might want to read “Letter to a newly appointed CEO” by Ian Davis, a former Managing Director of McKinsey

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LEADERSHIP: ARE YOUR CARROTS FRESH AND SWEET?

published: 2008-11-24

As children, we learnt about rewards.  We got dessert, if we finished our spinach.  We went to the fair, if our rooms were tidy.  It's not surprising therefore that as adults, incentives still work for most of us. 

LEADERSHIP: WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?

published: 2009-02-23

High (often unreasonable) expectations await newly appointed presidents - whether taking the helm of a company or a country. For President Obama, this is multiplied manyfold. His personal story, and the dreams it creates for others, breaks hugely with the past. And, he steps up in the face of challenges of hurricane proportions. How will he go? Sadly, if his current economic and financial initiatives fail, the dreams of many may end almost before they're born. So, let's take stock of your leadership (of your team, project or business): how difficult are things going forward? And, what the hell are you doing about them?

LEADERSHIP: INNOVATE - BUT CAREFULLY

published: 2009-05-25

Check out these quotes!  "Your planning process is superb."  It's "excellent ... a very simple but very effective management tool."  And, the resource material is "the best stuff I've seen."  Yes, I'm showing off.  These three recent comments refer to our online Leadership-Action-Planning tool.  And, they're from: the CEO of a web-based business; the local head of a global investment bank; and, the CEO of a specialist insurance business.  Sounds good.  But, we're still struggling for uptake.  So, how's your own (product and process) innovation?  In tough times, innovation's key.  But, it comes with challenges.  So, let's review the lessons.