by Antony Tinker | Feb 11, 2022 | Culture, Leadership, Personal growth
There is certainly no shortage of scholarship and opinion on how to be a good leader. Countless research projects and thousands of years of analysis have led to a huge variety of models of good leadership. These models may fall in and out of fashion but, at its core,...
by Antony Tinker | Jan 19, 2022 | Leadership, Performance
Have you ever thought about the difference between instruction and direction? These two words may be found alongside each other in the thesaurus but, when it comes to leadership skills, they mean very different things. In fact, recognising the difference and knowing...
by Antony Tinker | Jan 7, 2022 | Leadership, Personal growth
Last week, as we approached the end of a particularly challenging 2021, I reviewed all my key achievements, accomplishments and things that made me proud that year. I looked across all aspects of my life: business, family and social life, plus my health and fitness....
by Antony Tinker | Dec 16, 2021 | Leadership, Personal growth
It’s a funny coincidence, but the other day two quotes about progress crossed my path, one in the daily Calm meditation and the other in my journal. Progress is something we’re measured on, and that we measure ourselves against, from an early age. From birth the...
by Antony Tinker | Dec 2, 2021 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
A recent episode of the Daily Calm podcast has inspired me to examine a commonly-held belief, that our state of mind is influenced – some would say determined – by the circumstances in which we find ourselves. But what if the opposite were true? What if – as quoted by...
by Antony Tinker | Nov 19, 2021 | Leadership
As retailers bombard us with Black Friday emails urging us to buy, buy, buy, I’m reminded of the Bible’s exhortation that “It is better to give than receive” (Acts 20:35). While I may have struggled with the concept as a child, I now know this to be true and, as a...
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