Why We’re Probably Predestined To Awful Leadership Forever
Principle | ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l | noun. A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for…
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For Leaders Seeking Resilience, Agility & Innovation – Context is King
Agility, resilience and innovation are some of the key organizational characteristics that any astute business leader will be seeking to nurture in the current environment. But most organizations are congenitally incapable of incubating, growing and leveraging these skills to their advantage. Resilience is not the dogged ability to persist or…
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3 – Thoughts For The End Of The Year
I think like many of you I will be glad to get to the end of 2020, it’s been a tough year for many reasons. I’m conscious of the many lessons there have been and the need to reflect and distil these but for now, 3 very quick thoughts: …
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What Does The Team Need From Me?
Good leaders are constantly adjusting their approach according to the situation. If you’re familiar with John Boyd’s OODA loop model, originally inspired by an analysis of air to air combat, Observe and Orientate, are the first 2-stages in the cycle. They are all about creating good situational awareness. In an…
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My Biggest Leadership Lesson
Pierre Joubert I guess a lot of the leadership lessons that I’ve learnt over my career have a lot to do with my particular weaknesses or blind spots as a leader; I’ve learnt to invest far more in team relationships and communicating for example. But I think in some…
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What’s The Value of Leadership – Really?
There are no bad teams, only bad leaders. Instinctively we recognize there is more than a grain of truth to this statement. It’s not a new sentiment, Napoleon declared ‘There are no bad Regiments, only bad Colonels’. We know leadership has a value but we are not sure how to…
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Leading Back To Work = Getting A Grip
In the military, grip is often viewed as a key component of a leader’s performance and potential. Rarely defined, nonetheless it is a quality that is obvious when you see you it and equally obvious when it’s absent or lacking. Right now (July 2020) lots of businesses and organizations are…
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