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Leadership Development Designed Personally for You I can help you to have real impact as a leader, in your work or business, in your family and in your community, by dealing with your ambitions,...
View ArticleLeading with Purpose
How people want to be able to look back on their lives and say, “This is the difference that I made.” [609 words, approx three minutes to read] When I polled a sample of around 100 people this year,...
View ArticleTen Ways to Work Hard and Survive
Be Productive, Work Hard AND Survive When the going gets really tough, here’s how we can still work hard and survive: 1. Prioritise Just because you’ve got a lot to do doesn’t mean it’s the right...
View ArticleA Great Leadership Definition
Great leadership definition from someone who is an Oscar nominee, Grammy award-winner & runs a $100m media-empire: The post A Great Leadership Definition appeared first on Nick Robinson.
View ArticleThe Leader’s Blessing
I’ve been experimenting with a kind of non-religious ‘blessing’ approach to things just recently. The kind of thing you might say to yourself – or to others – when you want a grounded but spiritual...
View ArticleThe Three E’s of Asking for Help
Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/andjohan/ How the Experts Go About Asking for Help I get to work with a lot of people who are really good at getting stuff done, often when it’s neither easy nor...
View ArticleTeaching? Then Get Your Feet Wet!
Is it just me who thinks that teaching kids how to swim whilst standing on the side of the pool dressed in a tracksuit is a little like trying to teach someone to drive whilst casually strolling...
View ArticleMeet the Superhumans for Motivation
If You Need a Quick Motivation Boost – Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Strength This Channel 4 TV trailer for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London is still my favourite motivational video,...
View ArticleHow the Best People are Inspired to Create Legacy
Legacy is a result of being the best you can be, and the best people are inspired to create legacy by also thinking about who will come along behind them. I’m always impressed by people who have the...
View ArticleDancing with the Stages of Competence and Mastery
How new abilities & skills follow the stages of competence to mastery Click image for larger version My wife and I started a new dance class this week and as somebody who easily confuses left and...
View ArticleManifesto for 2014
This was one of my most popular personal Facebook posts last year, from just before Christmas. It surprised me how much people seemed to like it, so here it is for everyone to see! 1. Stop buying...
View ArticleThree Leadership Lessons Inspired by Long Walk to Freedom
How do we apply the kind of strength and courage that we know is inside us, and lead other people to victory, when it’s not clear at all who or what the enemy is? I watched “Mandela – Long Walk to...
View ArticleThe Hero Shadow
The three steps to replacing heroics with genuinely useful decisive action If you’ve ever done or said anything that you regretted, were ashamed of, or got negative feedback about, then this...
View ArticleAre You a Leader?
Test yourself against these contemporary definitions of leadership and see if you fit the bill Ask 10 professors and business gurus for a definition of leadership and you’ll get at least 20 different...
View ArticleLeading with Motivational Source
How do you know when you or your staff do or don’t need recognition? And what tactics should you use? Think about something that’s important to you in your work. How do you know when you’ve done a good...
View ArticleA Stake in the Game
Musings on the structural factors that help people feel ownership of their work One of the most important tasks for any leader is to make it possible for people to feel that they have a real stake in...
View ArticleThree Leadership Lessons Inspired by Long Walk to Freedom
How do we apply the kind of strength and courage that we know is inside us, and lead other people to victory, when it’s not clear at all who or what the enemy is? I watched “Mandela – Long Walk to...
View ArticleThe Hero Shadow
The three steps to replacing heroics with genuinely useful decisive action If you’ve ever done or said anything that you regretted, were ashamed of, or got negative feedback about, then this...
View ArticleAre You a Leader?
Test yourself against these contemporary definitions of leadership and see if you fit the bill Ask 10 professors and business gurus for a definition of leadership and you’ll get at least 20 different...
View ArticleThe Motivation Equation
The top five tips for motivating yourself and others Motivation is a chain of unconscious questions or judgements that people make about things and is only as strong as its weakest link. Here’s my...
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