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Leadership – Three Variations on a Theme

Posted on April 24, 2021 10 Comments

Some thoughts on leadership and three ways to give it a spin! Blood Sweat & Tears I was reading through the comments on MDL yesterday regarding a current Kdrama – Oh! Master. There was one comment that jumped out at me regarding the piece of music played on guitar by one of my favourite supporting […]

From Point A to B – It’s Never a Straight Line

Posted on October 1, 2020 19 Comments

When our boys were very little, they watched endless video tapes on British railways and train watching. They were, in effect, defacto trainspotters. Now, if you have ever watched these type of shows (and no disrespect here), they are like watching paint dry. Of course, our kids did the same with watching anime for years […]

In the “Eye of the Storm”

Posted on August 20, 2020 19 Comments

The Collins Dictionary says that: “If you say that someone or something is at the eye of the storm, you mean they are the main subject of a public disagreement.” The McMillan Thesaurus comments that the eye of the storm is to be: “in the middle of a difficult situation” Synonyms: pressed, oppressed, deadlocked, stuck, beleaguered, embroiled, worse off, out of your depth, in […]

Refocusing Your Team!

Posted on August 7, 2020 4 Comments

What does it take to align your team(s) so that they start to deliver key outcomes? Today, I am going to share with you how quickly I turn teams around, regardless of their “shape” or size. This might be an executive team, a management team, a project team or a work team. When taking on […]

4 Steps to Reach Business Competitive Potential

Posted on July 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

Graham Kenny, colleague and Harvard Business Review contributor suggests in his article: 4 Steps to Reach Business Competitive Potential using COVID-19 as an opportunity to undertake a reset. He comments “look beyond your industry to find a step-change in your business’s performance. Maybe then your business will reach its competitive potential.” Graham outlines a four […]