11 Leadership Lessons We Can Learn From Tim Cook -
All eyes were on Apple CEO Tim Cook after he took over from the iconic and masterful Steve Jobs. People did not believe he possessed the necessary leadership qualities required to help Apple continue as a tech powerhouse. We have...
3 Trends That Will Shape Leadership Development This Year And Why They Matter
Organisations are facing huge challenges today as they grapple with how to better prepare their leaders to steer through unprecedented and rapidly accelerating changes in the business world. The landscape of what leadership means today is...
The Essential Guide to Presenting Numbers in an Engaging Way:
Recently I was asked by a global client to help their European finance team present their subject in ways that are more engaging for their audience. As I started to develop the session, I realised on almost every course I...
Elon Musk Work Ethic: 10 Secrets for Insane Success:
Now, Elon Musk is a smarter than average individual with an enormous ambition and drive. But I think that us–mere mortals–can incorporate some of his productivity secrets into our daily lives.
Here are the top 10 productivity secrets of Elon Musk work...
“I’ve learned that leadership is key to culture,” says Jill. “Our lives are a blank canvas — never think that you have it all figured out. We have to remain authentic, because that’s how we learn.”
And no, it can't be be resolved by blowing off some steam or meditating for 30 minutes -
When we’re deeply immersed in our work, we’re often committed to a goal and a quality standard and making progress accordingly. This is what people mean when they talk about “engagement.”...
How to Create an Environment of Continuous Change, Learning and Improvement -
February is traditionally a time when our new year’s resolutions begin to lose momentum, and we start to slip back into our original habits. Change is hard, after all. The same is often true in business – in...
Why has organisational transformation always been a challenge? Don’t we get it by now? Are there really that many new theories to place into practice? How many more books, articles, and webinars do we need in order to “get this transformational work right?”
Ask the members of any team if they want to institute better processes, and be prepared for them to roll their eyes. “‘Better processes’ means ‘more bureaucracy,’” someone will mutter. But ask that same team how much they enjoy doing projects the hard way — duplicating efforts, scrambling to...
How to Invest in People vs. Processes
A few years ago, a regional utilities client (who had been a client for many years) made a commitment to invest in a new IT infrastructure which would allow for efficient bookings for the field teams and the use of handheld devices...