Why leaders need to chew before they swallow One of my favourite books to read to my children, as they were growing up, was “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen. A classic children’s picture book, it tells of a family, going out on an adventure to find a bear...
How to make good choices How can we stay on track with ‘what good looks like’ when there’s so much else going on at work and in life generally? This was a question at The Leaders Surgery this week and I understand why… It’s one thing to understand what good looks...
The biggest risk in your team and organisation The silence was deafening. A senior leadership team I was working with had just been asked their views on an important strategic initiative by the CEO. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Now this CEO was good at holding the tension...
How to Use Disappointment to Your Advantage There is a word in the world that strikes me to the core… a real punch to the gut … a wobble to my confidence and sense of identity. It’s the D-word. Disappointment. Whether I’ve disappointed myself or others, or I hear it...
Are you a Well-Intentioned or Intentional Leader? Do you lead on purpose? I’m not talking about the values aligned, purpose driven type leadership (although that is important) I mean, do you lead purposefully? With intention? There’s a big difference between having...
Are you a bad collaborator? I’m not one for collaboration. It’s uncomfortable to admit, but I haven’t loved my experiences of working with others in the past and they’ve left a stain. Mismatched workloads, poor communication, a lack of ownership and personal...
