Expert Guidance for the Agile Organisation
"Hi, how are you? Just letting you know that I am on my way to the beach with the kids as the weather is really good today. I’ll join the meeting from there.” "Sorry for the noise guys. I’m in…
Read More How do leaders transform their mindsets from office habits to new world success?
Business and organizational change are now exponential and if an organization tries to go forward by embracing the strategies of its past, then it is setting itself up for a rapid decline towards obsolesce and obscurity. Today’s successful companies don’t…
Leadership Memo 2023-9 21st-century leadership is not about telling employees what to do and monitoring their progress like a hawk. It is about creating and maintaining an environment where employees feel safe and motivated to contribute to their fullest. We…
In the past month or so, I’ve been focusing on the qualities and characteristics of a leader, and what job requirements a leader has. Today, we’re going to flip our thinking to think from the worker’s point of view. So,…
Leadership Memo 2023-7 We have been discussing Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s leadership traits for the last 3 months. If you missed them, you can read them here. However, I know that not everyone gets excited about management and leadership concepts. But…
In the last 2 weeks, we’ve established that gentleness diffuses conflicts, de-escalates anger, and disarms critics. In addition, gentleness is also persuasive and attractive. But why do I spend 2 weeks talking about the need to be gentle? Because gentleness…
Read More Why do we need to learn how to be gentle? Because it’s a prerequisite to leadership!
Last week, we discussed that gentleness diffuses conflict and disarms critics. But do you know that being gentle is also persuasive? If you have a successful career in sales, you may know that truth already. There was a time when…
Read More Do you want to be persuasive and attractive? Then consider being gentle
Gentleness diffuses conflict. It disarms critics. It’s persuasive. It’s attractive. And gentleness communicates love. If you’re married, the quickest way to improve your marriage is to start talking to your spouse more gently. It’ll do wonders! Any fool can be…
Read More Do you want to calm conflict and show that your care? Gentleness is the answer
Leadership Memo 2023-6 “I am transfixed by the example of President Zelenskyy. I have watched every one of his addresses. He is plainspoken, quietly forceful, and unstinting with the truth. I have been studying leadership and fearlessness my whole life.…
Read More 21st-century leadership traits as shown by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Part 3)
Last week, I said how Amazon came up with its return-to-office policy is clearly an indication that Amazon’s executive team are all 20th-century managers who happen to live in the 21st century. Amazon's CEO explained that they came up with…
Read More Are you a leader or a 20th-century manager living in the 21st century? (Part 2)
