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The North West Corner Of Grand Central
My favourite city in the world is New York City. I've had an unreasonable love affair with her for as long as I can remember. I do everything I can to ...
You Can’t Phoney Forever
Intentionally developing deep personal integrity is the key to leadership longevity. You can’t phoney forever. At some point in time your internal com ...
The Art of Asking
Asking for help is a direct reflection on how personally secure you are as a leader. Paradoxically, I’ve learned I am much better at giving than askin ...
The Six Reasons To Tribe
When you find your tribe you can fulfil your purpose. “A tribe is a group of people connected to one another; connected to a leader, and connected to ...
Why Love Is Bigger, Better And Harder Than You’ve Ever Imagined
Love is the biggest idea on the planet. And the hardest to do well. Love, such a big idea. Such a bold declaration. Such a beautiful ideal. And a huge ...
The Three Gifts Of Accountability
Accountability is a key part of your tool kit as a leader. The Online Business Directory defines accountability as “The obligation of an individual or ...
Nine Ways To Give The Gift Of Recognition
I play basketball on Monday nights, and this season theBasketball Association has wisely been training new referees. It’s a tough job sorting out the ...
The Roundabout Had Traffic Lights
Traffic lights. At a roundabout! It was 5.47am, pitch black. Not a car in sight. One light beckoning me to come while the other holds up the red hand ...
Quitting Leadership Sugar
Peter told me that it would take twelve weeks to get used to coffee without sugar. I took the leap, joined the crusade and made the break. How bad can ...
Vision ‘And’
People with vision are responsible for some of the most profound changes in history, government, technology, social enterprise, culture, education and ...
How To Lead Yourself
I love seeing people win. I love it so much. When we work together in such a way that sees new layers of understanding take place. When the depth of s ...
On Endings and Beginnings
I learnt this truth by accident. You can only begin after you have called the end. In August 1995 I made a career change with nothing obvious to go to ...
Clarity. Fast.
“Rohan, do you have a few minutes to pre brief my meeting with the CEO today?” The text arrived from one of my executive clients, she is super compete ...
Decisionship
I leapt down the stairs three at a time and slid on to the train as the doors closed behind me. Feeling more than proud that I made it with some degre ...
The Lois Effect
I felt sorry for the man that replaced Lois. He was a truly remarkable, gracious man. As several hundred children descended upon the crossing in the ‘ ...
Please Don’t Hide
There’s no victory in hiding. Not for us, and certainly not for you. Your five loaves and two fish have the potential to impact and satisfy many other ...
The Village Effect
I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is, you are enough. You are. Really. The bad news is, you are not complete. Sadly, you’re not. You are ...
Convictions Trump Resolutions
Your convictions will trump your resolutions every time. This week is the eighth week of the year and sadly many people fail to see their resolutions ...
Lead Into Your Future
A Leaders role is to balance a focus on the now and be engaged in the next. It is to give enough thought, time, resource and energy to what must happe ...
A 13 Question Checklist For Leaders Who Speak
I’m married to a list writer. Megan has been a list writer since she was a little girl. There are often days that I am home when she proudly shows me ...
LeaderSpeak | Crafting Words That Inspire
Words are powerful. So very powerful. Words can invite someone to an exciting future or they can steal that future away from them. Words can give team ...
Leaderspeak | How To Be More Funny
Bob Newhart said “The only way to survive is have a sense of humour.” Learning to tap into the humorous side of communication is key for leaders who s ...
The Best Storytelling Hack Of All Time
When shopping for the perfect gift for her classmate, my daughter and I decided that the Yoda lightsaber was the ultimate recognition of cool. As we w ...
The HOW Of Story For Leaders Who Speak
Story has the power to remind me what matters most. When my three-year-old turned to me and said “Daddy, I want to buy pens and paper for the children ...