If the January gloom is getting to you and you’re looking for some frivolous fun you could do worse than try out this corporate bullshit generator. You can have a laugh at the nonsensical corporate speak it generates. “Intrinsically transition seamless relationships” and “holistically simplify...
The idea of learning to love your failures has a long history. Just think of Thomas Edison and his journey to the first light bulb. But since the financial crash a decade ago “embrace failure” has become one of the mantras of modern business. Failure...
The idea that leaders should encourage different points of view isn’t new. A range of viewpoints leads to better decision making, and people suppressing any dissent from the party line results in groupthink. And groupthink can often have disastrous consequences. The financial meltdown in 2008...
We’re living and working in an age of disruption. Automation, digital transformation and geopolitical instability are becoming the new normal. And of course there’s plenty of advice from consultants and commentators: successfully adapting to the new disruptive age takes flexible and agile leadership. But when have...
Do you like sharing? It could be sharing expertise in the boardroom. Perhaps sharing time and knowledge to mentor the next generation in your profession. So far so good. But what about sharing leadership? Making decisions collaboratively with fellow leaders? No one person having overall...
What is good leadership? Ask Google and you’ll get about 8 million hits, but considering the parlous state of world leadership right now those 8 million hits aren’t helping us lead on the world stage. And in business too we’re all searching for that mystery...
We can call it post truth but it's just dishonest leadership by a different name. Bernie Sanders, Vermont senator and former presidential candidate, branded US President-elect Donald Trump “a pathological liar”. The New York Times shone a light on his lies about the popular vote. If that...
What’s the most important aspect of yourself that reflects your ability to lead? Think about that for a moment. Sure there’s books that talk about a strategic mindset or having vision, bit for me, that’s not it. For me, it’s about showing the world who you really...
If you want to be an expert at something the mantra is “practice, practice, practice” . Put the hours in. And then practice some more. Same with leadership, right? Well no, actually. Don’t practice. It’s wasting your time (and probably your money too). All the Practice...
Flow. In sports they call it being “in the zone”. For jazz musicians they're “in the pocket”. But zones and pockets aside, what exactly is Flow? Going with the Flow? Well, Flow enthusiasts call it a mental state of "optimal experience". Sounds good? When you’re in Flow you’re...