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Leadership

June, 2023

Succession Planning should be a key leader focus

The year was 1998, and I was lucky enough at the time to have gotten my first job as a Maintenance Planner at Santos Limited. I was only employed by Santos for about two years, but I learnt so mu Read More

June, 2023

The story of the dog at the front door 

The year was 2020, and it was a normal day in Gladstone. Mrs G and I had just turned in for the evening. We were having a conversation about our day and were drifting towards drowsiness. And Read More

June, 2023

What being made redundant taught me about leadership

The year was 2003, and on my way to the refinery that I (and hundreds of others) worked at, I found out that it was being shut down. And everyone would be made redundant that day. Nothing like th Read More

June, 2023

What does being an authentic leader really mean?

The year was 2003, and I had just been made redundant. For the first time in my life. Until that point, I had never been “let go” in any capacity from a job. So it was a bit of a blow. Not co Read More

June, 2023

Competition in your leadership team, or front-line teams, can be positive

The year was 1891, and The Congregation of Christian Brothers had an issue. The Brothers had built and ran a school (St Joseph’s) on Gregory Terrace in Brisbane city. It was an all-boys school Read More

June, 2023

Transformational leadership is still a thing

The year was 1978. The author was James McGregor Burns. The book was titled simply “Leadership”. In that book, Burns unpacked the difference between transactional leadership and transformatio Read More

June, 2023

Leadership is lonely

Leadership is a team sport. That you do on your own. You are the one. You are responsible. You are accountable. You take the ownership. During the good times. And when things go boom.   Read More

June, 2023

How to lead like Alejandro Murrieta

Once upon a time, in the wild west, the Spaniards were on a mission to colonise Mexico and what was then, the Californias. The Spaniards, led by Rafael Montero, were brutal in their attack, and s Read More

June, 2023

Leaders lose their mojo too

Staying ‘positive’ is hard. Staying ‘up’ is harder. And staying ‘happy’ all the time is nearly impossible. As a leader, when you are on… you are on. And when you aren’t… life is Read More

May, 2023

The Pygmalion Effect is still alive and well in leadership

Once upon a time in Greek mythology, the king and sculptor Pygmalion carved a statue of a beautiful woman out of ivory. The statue was so beautiful that Pygmalion fell in love with it. He took a Read More