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Leadership

March, 2023

Why Confucius should be every leaders idol

In their book, ‘The 100 Most Influential Leaders of all Time’, Britannica lists their guide to the 100 people who have had the biggest influence on others. And on us. This is one of my favour Read More

March, 2023

How you can upskill as a leader, and why you should

Only 10% of the hoomanz on planet Earth are born with leadership skills. The rest of us (like me) have to learn them. The good news is that they can be learnt, the bad news is that most people co Read More

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