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The WHY of Story for Leaders Who Speak
Paul stood before the group and boldly proclaimed the power of letters. Letters from his mother more than forty years old. Letters of love and devotio ...
What Southwest Airlines and Introductions Have in Common
South West airlines have a mantra in their business. It’s the summary statement that shapes all their values, culture and behaviour. It’s the statemen ...
The Special Sauce for Leaders Who Speak
Speaking and communication is a core part of leadership. To be able to clarify, share and empower people with your words is a key skill for leaders. I ...
The Five Obsessions of Leaders Who Speak
Communicating with influence is critical. Communicating for change is essential. Communicating to see transformation is sublime. Leaders must learn to ...
Why Become an Agile Leader
If only Fifteen Percent of the workforce rises above the level of being an expert and achiever in their field we choose to ask two key questions. What ...
Agile Leadership = Personal Growth + Problem Solving + People Development
In an increasingly complex and fast-paced leadership world, what does the Agile Leader obsess about? Three things. Just three. They are: Personal Grow ...
The Five Stages Of The Agile Leader
At a recent minority group session I was facilitating we explored in detail what the Fifteen Percent Leader looks like using the Master Model below. W ...
What Leadership Agility Looks Like
The most agile leader determines the most effective future. The greater the ability to focus on the outcomes and allow creativity in the process, will ...
Leading As #The15%
Agility is the new leadership black. Leadership today requires you to be wide, deep and wide again. It requires you to have a clear picture of the fut ...
The (next) Seven Stages Of Leadership Transitions
In leadership transitions, a subtle shift takes place from what happens before the transition, to how the actual transition takes place and what the r ...
The (First) Seven Stages of Leadership Transitions
Change and transition are inevitability for every leader. One day, whatever you are leading now, you will not be leading then. When you understand thi ...
The Leadership Transition Framework
Leadership has a beginning and an end. Your leadership has a beginning and an end. Being aware and capable enough to lead to, and through a transition ...
The Role of Reflection
Can you remember a time when you have learnt the most in the shortest possible time? How did that happen for you? When? Where? Who inspired the learni ...
Trust With a Long Tail
For trust to have a long tail, it must have good leadership over time, consistently focusing on the right things. Regaining trust is essential. Knowin ...
The Ingredients Of Trust
When Time ran an article on the surging popularity of Jorge Ramos in the growing Latino viewing audience in America, Ramos was asked what question wou ...
Regaining Trust
Remember that time you dived deep under a wave or into a pool and held your breath for as long as you could? Do you remember starting strong, confiden ...
Deepening Culture
Culture is not about control. Culture is not about a single opinion. Culture is not to be used as a tool to manipulate people. When aiming to create a ...
Creating and Discovering Culture
Culture is best defined as “How we do things around here.” It’s the link between vision, mindset and behaviour. It’s the glue that connects what we de ...
Style Flexibility
When I was training as an Executive Coach many aspects of the learning stood out to me. One of them was this “The person with the most flexibility con ...
Making Hard Decisions
Leaders make all manner of decisions. All the time. A critical skill to develop is being able to strategically make fast, well thought out decisions; ...
The problem of pain
The longer I lead, the more I get used to the paradox of leadership. Some love how you lead. Some don’t. Many aren’t passionate one way or the other. ...
Authentic Empowerment
Empowerment is a tired buzzword wouldn’t you agree? Feels like we’ve used it to the point of exhaustion. The ‘empowerment answer’ seems to be dependen ...
The Vision Translation Paradox
More often than not, a vision sits on a beautifully designed poster and not in the hearts and minds of the people either employed or engaged to make i ...
When Leaders Get It Wrong
Sometime even YOU get it wrong, here's how to make it right.