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Sucking the joy out of now
I heard the phrase ‘sucking the joy out of now’ last week and it’s really stuck with me. The ability to fall into over-thinking, to sink into...
Is busyness holding back your leadership?
Are you suffering from the modern disease of busyness? Every day we speak to leaders who are plagued by having too much to do, constantly juggling...
Good communication: the fine line between clarity and calamity
Leadership lessons can come from the unlikeliest of sources and, while the following story may be funny, it makes a serious point: good...
Why it’s important to assume good intent
When travelling by train the other day, I witnessed some behaviour that reminded me of an important leadership lesson: ‘First, assume good intent.’...
The art of delegation and empowerment
On the one hand, we know that leaders are busy people, under pressure. On the other, we know that teams thrive on being stretched and challenged. So...
Leadership mentoring: three tips for transformation
Much is written about leadership mentoring and how it can benefit people at all stages of their career. But, having received many emails and...
Setting strategic direction: a cautionary tale
We often write about the importance of giving direction not instruction when leading. It is the leader’s role to focus on providing clear strategic...
Leadership lessons: leading without authority
We increasingly encounter organisations with a matrix structure, where people may be working in several different project teams, sometimes leading,...
Storytelling: a leadership agent of change
Almost everything we feel, everything we think and everything we do is influenced by the stories we tell ourselves and others. We share our...
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