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With over 34 years of experience in leadership, I’ve had the privilege of working with leaders and organisations internationally, helping them unlock their potential, overcome challenges, and achieve exceptional results. Recognised as one of the world’s top leadership experts, I’ve authored 12 books on leadership and mindset, sharing the strategies and insights that have transformed individuals and teams around the globe.
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Have you ever felt that you were a Leader in name only and it’s someone else that is really leading the team? If so then this article is for youPosted: Thursday 13 February 2020 -
Life is too short to be in a job that you don’t like. In this weeks article I explore some practical tips that will help you get that dream jobPosted: Monday 10 February 2020 -
If you want to be successful in business or in your career then you need to know how to negotiate, whether you are trying to negotiate a deal with a supplier or wanting to get a pay rise you need to know how to ask people in a way that makes them more likely to say yes to what you want. The art of negotiation is a complex one but in this week’s article I want to share with you some practical tips that will help you get what you want.Posted: Thursday 6 February 2020 -
Have you ever been In a room with a group of people who you believed to be smart but they end up making very stupid decisions? This week I want to explore the psychology behind why smart people make bad decisionsPosted: Monday 3 February 2020 -
It’s a situation that many Leaders find themselves in - they just don’t have enough staff. If you have tried to get your boss to give you more staff and it hasn’t worked then this article is for youPosted: Monday 20 January 2020 -
Almost every company has a set of values usually hanging on the wall or popping up on your screensaver but very few companies actually use their values in the right way. For most companies they don’t realise their values are losing them moneyPosted: Thursday 16 January 2020 -
When you first become a Manager you are starting at the bottom of a new ladder. There are lots of lessons to learn and here are the most importantPosted: Monday 13 January 2020 -
Have you ever had an annoying Manager? Here are the four most common ways that Managers annoy their team - let me know if I’ve missed anyPosted: Thursday 9 January 2020 -
You know you need to say something but you hold yourself back. You start telling yourself that saying something will upset people and even damage relationships so you remain silent, yet over time to silence eats away at you inside.Posted: Monday 6 January 2020 -
When Im coaching one of the most common challenges I help Leaders overcome is delegation. Most leaders are technical experts and while this brings a lot of benefits it also creates problems when trying to get other people to do work to their Hugh standardsPosted: Thursday 19 December 2019 -
The former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair once said “The art of leadership is saying no. Its very easy to say yes” For a lot of us saying No is difficult, it’s not within our nature, its not part of our culture yet we need to learn.Posted: Monday 16 December 2019 -
Did you know that Ray Kroc, the fast food tycoon who was instrumental in turning McDonalds into one of the worlds successful brands was 52 years old when he opened his first McDonalds store? Too often we believe that business is for the young yet there are many examples that prove you are never too old to be successfulPosted: Thursday 12 December 2019 -
It’s a big challenge to recruit the right people but its just as much a challenge to get new recruits to a stage that they are adding value. From an organisational perceptive, a new employee needs to be up to speed as soon as possible yet the reality is that on average it takes a minimum of six months for a new employee to get to the same level of productivity as an experienced co-worker and in several cases it takes much longer.Posted: Thursday 22 August 2019 -
The relationship between Leadership and the Ego is a strange on. The ego is best described as “a persons sense of self-esteem or self-importance.” This is important for a Leader to possess as they need to have a level of confidence in order to inspire people to follow yet when that ego gets out of hand then the Ego becomes the enemy of good Leadership and often leads to a downfallPosted: Monday 19 August 2019 -
It’s a story that I hear far too often, a Leader that is drowning in work. They have far to much work that can’t reasonably be completed in the time available. Typically in these situations the Leader tries to deal with the situation by working longer hours. This is incredibly short term thinking as the longer hours you work the less effective you are and the less effective you are the more mistakes you make which then results in even more work.Posted: Thursday 15 August 2019 -
It’s easy to motivate a team when everything is going well because people like success and the feeling that winning brings but when things go wrong, it's different. It's much more difficult to motivate a team when things are not going well. No matter how good the team may be everyone at some time has a bad week, when a mistake is made its just takes the wind out of the team’s sails leaving it deflated. When the team was once loud, now it’s quiet, when once it was supportive, now people are blaming each otherPosted: Monday 12 August 2019 -
Sir Richard Branson, best known as the founder of the Virgin Group of companies is one of the world’s top entrepreneurs. With an estimated net worth of $5 billion Richard Branson has taken Virgin from being a single record shop in Oxford Street in London and transformed it into a global brand with investments in over four hundred companies ranging from Books, Trains, Airlines and even potential space travel with Virgin Galactic. Over the years Sir Richard Branson has been recognised as a successful leader turning Virgin into one of the worlds most successful companies. When we look into these successes we can find Leadership lessons that every leader can benefit from.Posted: Thursday 8 August 2019 -
At one stage or another you will feel stressed at work and while a little bit of stress is good when that stress gets too much then it can have a detrimental effect not only on your work but also on your personal life. Instead of leaving work behind, you end up bringing it home with you, talking to your partner and friends about how stressful work is and before you know it your whole day is completely filled with thoughts about work, you find it difficult to sleep and you find yourself in the situation that you are living to work instead of working to livePosted: Monday 5 August 2019 -
There are a particular set of skills needed in order to deliver an effective presentation, all of which can be learned over time. I coach several Leaders with the specific aim of making their presentations more effective. If you are interested in coaching then get in touch with me, but regardless here are some practical tips that will help any Leader make their presentations more effective.Posted: Thursday 1 August 2019 -
This past week I’ve had to address the same scenario with two very different leaders. They are both highly regarded by their organisations, both very smart and have a lot of technical knowledge and both have recently taken over teams and while the industries they work in are very different they share the same problem, which is, they don’t feel like a Leader to their team they feel more like their Mother, constantly reminding them, constantly chasing them up and tidying up after them both in terms of poor work but also just tidiness around the office.Posted: Monday 29 July 2019