A Letter to All Leaders – From the People You Lead
Dear Leaders, We are in a never-seen-before situation that is very challenging for all of us, both personally and professionally. In this unprecedented period, you are shouldering even more responsibility than many of us who are not in that position. You...
Leading in times of extreme uncertainty
Context As I write this, globally we are in the midst of the Corona (COVID-19) virus pandemic. It is un-chartered waters on so many levels. It feels like every country, government, community, organisation and family is being impacted to some extent. And amongst it...
4 Essential Conditions for Constructive Conversations
Whether it be with an employer, employee, spouse or friend, every person on this earth has had at least 1 unproductive conversation. Reflect on a significant unproductive conversation you’ve had and what made it unproductive. For most of us, that unproductive...
The 4 Laws to Living your Gift
I believe all of us have a special gift or an art that we are here to express and offer to the world. For some of us, this may be singing, for others, it may be being a CEO of a company, and yet for others it may be being the best professional in their field e.g....
Two Key Questions for Teams
Most members of Senior Leadership teams have at least two roles: as the leader of the team they are officially in charge of as a member of the Leadership Team (LT) itself In...
How to kick start a new executive team in 2 days?
The Situation You are a leader of a new executive team. And you want to mobilise your team fast. But you are very busy. And you can only take the team out for 2 days to kick things off. And your...
How can leaders be more empowering…by giving up control?
The Leadership Challenge In today’s time, leaders are under severe pressure to: deliver more with less be more responsive to stakeholders’ needs (customers, bosses, teams etc) have definitive answers to complex adaptive challenges be the single point of...
Are you making any of these common leadership mistakes?
Having worked with leaders and teams for over two decades, I’ve witnessed some common mistakes that even leaders who are both well intentioned and experienced make (myself included!). These...
The Biggest Cancer in Teams is …
H O L D I N G B A C K ! This can take several forms including: Not saying what you are thinking Not sharing how you are feeling Not disclosing what's got you concerned or upset Not raising the elephants that need to be raised Putting up with frustration in a...
What is the most important work in teams?
No matter what type of team or it's seniority, the most important work in all teams falls under one of the following three categories: Self, Team and Business. Self (I) This work includes: Sharing about self (personal and professional aspects: both what is easy to...
