Over 2500 years old, this is one of my favourite leadership quotes. Empowering others, rather than self glorification, lies at the heart of real leadership – try telling that to some of the big business egos! To lead people, walk beside them… As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The …
Say what you're going to do Do what you said you'd do If anything goes wrong, as quickly as possible, let people know what happened, the consequences & what action you're taking. In other words return to 1 and repeat. This is one in an occasional series of short thoughts on the question "What …
For pretty much all of the 30+ years that I’ve been in business, I have employed the power of collaboration. Before I did what I do now, I ran an engineering business based in Kent. It was my family business, I was the fourth generation of my family to work in it, and I started …
Unleash the Power of Collaboration in your business (& I’m not talking about software) Read More »
So, it's all over bar the shouting – or perhaps, given the apparently calm (in public, at least) way in which the three main parties are exploring their coalition options, it's more accurate to say, it's all over bar the very polite, respectful conversations. For me there are two things of particular interest in the …
What can be learnt from the UK Election? (and I don’t mean politically) Read More »
In his excellent recent book "59 Seconds: Think a little, Change a lot", Professor Richard Wiseman describes research done in the 1990s into the effect of praise on children. The investigation carried out at Columbia University involved over 400 children between 10 and 12 and from a range of backgrounds. The key finding of a …
From a Behavioural and Influencing point of view, the reaction of politicians to the outcome of the first UK election Leaders Debate is fascinating. The Tories in particular are running around like headless chickens – they seem to have no clue how to respond to the boost in support for the LibDems that has resulted …
