We tend to follow those that go before us. Although there are times when you have to strike out on your own and take the road less traveled. So are you turning left like everyone else or are you willing to step up and step out and turn right?
What the leader expects, is what the leader shall get.
Have you ever considered that what you truly expect from your team is what is holding it back. Understand this one simple concept and the sky is the limit. Continue reading
The five languages of leadership love – Part 2
Following on from the previous blog, we continue our dive into why leaders need to understand love languages to lead …… Continue reading
The five languages of leadership love – Part 1
It is at this point that I can almost hear a collective “What the !!!!???” radiating across the globe. Followed closely by “Has he lost his mind?” “What the heck is he talking about?” and “What have love languages got to do with leadership?” Continue reading
The most important question!
Effective leadership is made up of a complex set of skills entwined with personality and desire. Mountains of books, courses and websites have been dedicated to the subject, although there is one key question that many leaders fail to ask themselves. Continue reading
The Pokemon Go Leader
Like it or not Pokemon Go is here to stay. The disruptive new augmented reality game has divided the community and fights to find its place in the ‘new reality’. The way leaders approach this game says a lot about them and their leadership. Continue reading
Stone in the shoe of performance management
One crisp, clear morning found me trudging around the local neighbourhood on one of my regular runs. While these runs are not pretty to witness, they allow me to start my day fresh, focused and ready to hit the ground running (excuse the pun). Continue reading
The Manager verses Leader conversation has to stop!
The ongoing belief that there is a need to define the skills a manager verses leader needs to utlise is outdated and has to stop. A high performing leader is the one that can access the right tool at the right time without some sort of limiting metaphorical line. Continue reading
Conflict: Understand first ….. engage second
Just recently I had a bizarre experience with a friend that I hadn’t seen for over 2 years.
I rang him up to organise for a well overdue catch-up and indicated that I would pick him up and we could go to the restaurant we regularly went too in years gone by. He had moved since last time we had spoken so I asked for directions on how to get there from my place. Continue reading
Mind Filters: The key to performance
If we had to list all the leadership models that are available today that proclaim to assist you to be more engaging, effective leaders, our brains would simply get up and leave. The absolute mountains of these models can be confusing even for the most astute. Although now and again one comes along that not only makes sense, it is useable and stands the test of time. Steven Covey in his book, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” outlined seven very useful tips for any leader. It is well worth a read. It is this article we are going to focus on the one ‘habit’ that is observed in leaders most often.
When Mr Covey investigated those people that seem to achieve more out of their day, influence others and remain calm when all those around are falling apart, he found they implement a particular strategy that others don’t. Continue reading