BREATHE IN THE MORNING AIR Mornings are beginnings. Mornings are sunshine. Everyday begins with the bright promise of a new beginning. It’s a time when we can choose how the day will go and what actions we will take. We can meditate or we can pontificate. We can smile and wish others well or we …
LET THE DOERS BE THE DECIDERS In most organisations decisions and directions flow from the top. Sometimes they are centralized in a leadership team and at other times in the leader themselves. Over time this approach stifles the innovation fire, initiative and enterprise of the junior and younger members of the organisation. It makes people …
LOVE THY BOSS It’s the most common water cooler conversation. The sins of the boss. An endless litany of complaints of about what he/she did or did not do, say or not say. When they are delegating they become aloof. When they are involved they become micromanagers. Often we miss the fact that the more …
HIGH CHALLENGE HIGH SUPPORT HIGH LEADERSHIP Often our biggest challenge as leaders is to bring the best out of others. This is hard as many times the motivations of others are hard to understand and decipher. At other times they may have personal issues in the background preventing them from performing at their best. They …
BE A ROWER In order to make a rowboat move you need a captain who gives instructions and directions and you have rowers who need to pull the oars and propel the boat with human power. To be an effective leader it is super important to know how to row and learn how to do …
WORKPLACE BEFORE MARKETPLACE In business we discuss in long debates on margins, growth, opportunities and crisis. We make long presentations showcasing new plans and solutions for solving problems. Our to do lists are filled with work related tasks everyday. It’s a train that has stations but no destinations. It also has limited satisfaction – once …
TO MEET LIST Life is short. As adults we have 30-40 productive years at work which may appear like a lot until you realise that only have 2000 Sundays as an adult. Just 2000 to do everything that you ever wanted to do and everyone you ever wanted to meet and every place you ever …
WHAT DID YOU FAIL AT TODAY ? Repeated Failure equals success. Those who persist through the rough waters reached the promised land. He who turns over the most rocks (failure), finds the most gold (success). Quantity of attempts at goal leads to quality of outcome. The stories of successful inventors, entrepreneurs, authors, sports people and …
THE CRITICS PARTY The word critic comes from the Greek root of “krites” which means a person who can offer good judgement, sound reason and analysis and provide feedback to us. It means every time we meet a “krites” we should be getting great feedback, coaching and support. However in the modern world everyone runs …
DOING REVIEWS: TELESCOPE & MICROSCOPE The leader needs to review things to see how they are going. This means check in on sales, review manufacturing, evaluate people, get into problem solving mode when stuck and do fire fighting when needed. In this model many leaders, working virtually can get overwhelmed and be unable to see …
