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If You Were A Sailor, What Type of Leader Would You Be? Exploring the 8 Styles of Leadership

Posted on January 21, 2022 5 Comments

I thought I would have some fun regarding leadership styles and applying them to the Golden Age of Sail… From the mid 1600s through to the sub mid 1700s, buccaneers, pirates and naval captains were busily plying their respective trades. It was all about the treasure, and in particular, the treasure of Spain. After this […]

Trial by Fire – The Challenge of Being A Leader in the Public Arena And 5 Ways To Deal With It

Posted on January 11, 2022 12 Comments

I wasn’t born a leader… And yet, it happened. I became one. Along the way though, I pushed back against “the call to arms” many times. Just because I dealt with injustice, resolved matters of inequality and helped the down trodden, didn’t mean I was a leader. However, others thought I was a leader because […]

What I Look For In A Leader (And What You Should Look For Too) – 4 Key Pillars

Posted on January 4, 2022 18 Comments

When leading people through the murky and turbulent seas of life in its different forms, there are four components I look for in leaders… The lighthouse graphic shows the four key elements you need to weigh up when steering your team to greater success. Of course, these elements are just as applicable when trying to […]

Draw Blood From a Stone – Metropolis

Posted on September 24, 2021 7 Comments

One of my favourite songs from my favourite movie… Sometimes there is a song or a piece of music that sums up a certain feeling, a reflection or mood. One of my favourite songs is Draw Blood From A Stone. It was composed by the fabulous Giorgio Moroder and performed by Cycle V as part […]

The One Responsibility Good Government Has…

Posted on August 28, 2021 10 Comments

I thought I would reshare a very short, but salient post of mine from several years ago… Thomas Jefferson once said: “The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” Food for thought…

What Leaders Are Not – Perfect

Posted on August 20, 2021 24 Comments

In case you didn’t know, leaders are all seeing and all knowing (errr, no they’re not)… The perception… In today’s world, and I suspect the perception for quite some time, is that, leaders are supposed to be perfect. Well, that’s what the media appears to keep projecting anyway. Before the advent of TV, and the […]

The Leader’s Prayer

Posted on August 5, 2021 18 Comments

I promise not to lift up and look under any rocks today! The Background To This Saying The great Western Australian conservationist and environmentalist Harry Butler was well known for looking under rocks and finding all sorts of surprises. Harry had an awesome show on TV a long time ago – In The Wild, which […]