Coaching, Culture, Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation
The demands of leadership continue to increase in pace and complexity. Leaders have to care about more things than ever before. Why should caring about people be elevated to leaders’ number one concern?Under the pressure of escalating demands, most leaders adopt...
Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation
Amy cultivated trust in her team by delegating more after she experienced a challenging incident. Amy was invited to accept a senior leadership role for which she had no technical training. She took up the challenge. But she had doubts about her fit for the role. So...
Career acceleration, Gender diversity, Leadership
It was Madeleine Albright who used the powerfully galvanising phrase “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” She was ostensibly supporting Hillary Clinton’s US presidential candidacy. However, what she did was to reinforce the Queen Bee...
Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation, Performance
Leaders have relentlessly high standards – many people may think these standards are unreasonably high. Amazon Leadership Principles Jeff Bezos, in his Letter to Shareowners 18-4-18, highlights how leaders can, and why they should, aim for very high standards. 1) Make...
Career Acceleration, Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation
“I know my strengths. I’m very good at managing relationships and being collaborative, and at strategic thinking. I don’t like structure, and the usual business tasks of planning, budgeting and monitoring. I know that I overplay my strengths, and that I rely on them...