Leaders can learn from inspirational people I’d read about Philippe Petit some years ago, and while being amazed at his death defying tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, I was either was too young, too busy, in the wrong country or too focussed … Continue reading
Two nights ago, I went swimming. It was an activity I had been looking forward to all day. I usually go quite late because it tends to be more peaceful and as I swim I can ruminate and contemplate. Tired and tense for the first 10 lengths or so, instead … Continue reading
The psychology of leadership simply fascinates me, and no more so than when leaders have a positive influence on their team. You may not class yourself as a leader, but you are a leader, whether you’re leading a team, a family or even yourself. In your role, as a leader, … Continue reading
I don’t think any of us could be totally open-minded because we continually have to make decisions and in order to make decisions we usually have to come to some sort of conclusion even if that means not making a decision at all. Being open-minded, isn’t universally a characteristic we are born … Continue reading
You have to decide where you stand with Santa Claus! What follows is an article I wrote last year, just as I began blogging on the internet. It is a little bit of a flight of fancy, but it is also about being able to choose whatever state you want … Continue reading
What is the mysterious ingredient which makes your business great? That mysterious elusive quality of “the X Factor” existed before the popular shows. The Oxford Dictionary describes the “X Factor” as “ a special quality, especially one that is essential for success and is difficult to describe”. In the past I’ve … Continue reading
The world is crying out for change. As the economy continues to look far from healthy, environmental issues become increasingly urgent and superficial behaviours by leading figures are being exposed, it emerges there is a new desire for something better, something more aligned to who we believe we are. Ethics … Continue reading
You have to strike an equal balance between Work, Rest and Play I write a lot about inspiration and all that goes along with that. I am great at describing great vision and different strategies and behaviours needed to make things happen. Big action is often my cry. And don’t … Continue reading
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Great Leaders Have Emotional Intelligence: I originally wrote this as a guest blog post for Kapta Systems, a leading performance management system developer. I was and am heartened there are system developers out there who recognise the importance of emotional intelligence and developing people to make a performance system work. … Continue reading
