You can work awfully hard to get someplace you don’t want to be, if you don’t know where you’re going before you start. As a leader you also take an organisation full of people on that detour with you. Doesn’t it make sense to know…
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How to thrive in the face of pushback Leadership is not for the faint-hearted – it can be very isolating and lonely at the top. We will look at the pitfalls and obstacles that stand in the way of extraordinary leadership. Whether you are new…
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Putting leaders and their people in the driver’s seat A powerful vision is like a compass in a leader’s toolbox. It gives you clear direction for decision making, gets everyone on the same page and facing in the same direction. When the vision is created…
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How truth repays with compound interest. Behind each rework, cost blowout or missed deadline, is a lie. Things don’t go off the rails in a business without someone having prior knowledge and lying about it or covering it up. By not saying anything, they lie…
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Solve the tough issues with compassion. To really understand another person and consider things from their point of view, you need to climb inside their skin and walk around for a bit. The role of the leader is not about “being in charge”, rather taking…
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The art of getting stuff done! For some people, urgency is an integral part of who they are, and you can absolutely rely on them. For others, we need to create the environment to move tasks forward purposefully. Where are your tolerance levels?…
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When people aren’t talking – don’t mistake their silence for acceptance. Have you ever walked away from a conversation with that niggling feeling that everything wasn’t okay, even though you had assurances that “all was good”. You decided to leave it and just as…
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Swapping motivation for self discipline and action Businesses use “motivation” to improve morale when the best morale booster is high performance. What does it take to produce a high performing team where you as the leader are not the “motivation bunny”! Are you finding this…
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Loyalty is not a given – it is a demonstration of commitment The “low” road is to demand Loyalty to you personally. The “high” road is to demand Loyalty to the organisation’s purpose, vision and values. When you are disloyal to the values of the…
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“The only true knowledge is knowing you know nothing”. Socrates This rings true for the “self aware”. Self awareness allows you to analyse your behaviour and its impact on others. Taking a good hard look in the mirror, being with the good, the bad…
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