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Leadership

March, 2023

Navigating the impartiality of leadership

Not so great leaders struggle to be impartial. They make decisions that benefit the few. They have the purple circle, and they are focused more on their own needs (like being popular), rather tha Read More

March, 2023

Why your purpose trumps your profile

If you have a big enough purpose, you will find a way through or around any challenge.  Nothing will stop you. I have been doing a resilience training program for two days, and one element o Read More

February, 2023

Embrace the complexity of humans, but how

Fun fact. Every human is a unique creature. There are no two humans the same on the planet. Every single human is a complex amalgam of personality styles, behavioural characteristics, and experie Read More

February, 2023

Only great leaders understand these responsibility accountability distinctions

I was never a great leader (I’m great at coaching though ????), but a great leader once took time to explain to me the difference between responsibility and accountability. And it wasn’t unti Read More

February, 2023

Stop duding it up bro, it’s uncool

These are not my words. They are the words of a senior female leader. Who is the only female on an all-male leadership team. When I asked how her team was performing, she told me that she was ove Read More

February, 2023

When does leadership stop and life start, if it does?

This is such an interesting question. This morning I had an experience which made me realise that it probably never does. Not for me at least. Leadership is on my mind most of the time, including Read More

February, 2023

If you are terrified of emotion, read this…

Your team members bring their emotions to work. Which is a good thing, if you are comfortable talking to humans that are hurting. Some leaders aren’t. Some leaders are actually terrified by emo Read More

February, 2023

Apparently EQ is more important than IQ (I am ranting here)

Have you ever read something, and it was just like – are you kidding me – doesn’t everyone know that. Seriously, why do we have to spend time and money on research at our major institutions Read More

February, 2023

I’d have less work if leaders did this one thing

The more senior the leader, the bigger the decisions they have to make. But some senior leaders don’t make the decisions that they need to. They put decisions off. They postpone decision making Read More

February, 2023

Leadership teams need this one thing to be effective

Teams need not only strong leaders, but they also need strong leadership teams. Senior leadership teams set the tone for the business, for the culture, for the vision, and for the strategic direc Read More