Reading time: about 2.5 minutes. In this week’s blog I’d like to share part of a recent conversation I had with a HR professional. The topic was executive development and the question was this: why are executives are the hardest people to source professional development for? The...
Reading Time: 3 minutes. In 1914 Arthur Quiller-Couch gave a lecture on writing at Cambridge University. He probably never imagined a phrase he uttered that day would still be quoted over a 100 years later, but his phrase – murder your darlings – is still good...
Observing Without Judgment It’s the quality of a leadership mindset that gets the most kick back in the consulting I do. “Observing without judgment?” Lori Leader might say, “Surely the job of a leader is to act. To make the tough decisions and see them through.” She...
In its simplest form strategy is planning. We have a goal, we develop a plan, and we march toward it. And sometimes that’s all we need. It’s those times when there’s only one clear focus; when we don’t have to take account of conflicting interests; or...
This weekend I watched a documentary about the death of traditional advertising. The message of The Naked Brand is simple. Consumers are too smart, too connected and too suspicious for traditional ads to work any longer. Gone are the days when you can lie to an unsuspecting...
If you’re looking to grow as a leader and are daunted by the prospect you’re not alone. It’s that feeling, the one when you realise you’re responsible for a team, a department or a business that can send you running online to check out the...