Chris Huhne – he got it so wrong Chris Huhne, MP for Eastleigh, stated, nay categorically insisted that it was his wife, not himself, who had been driving his car at speed. As denials go, this was a strong one. To prove it he’d hired the man that[...]
Leadership Intuition – How To Develop It Leadership intuition is not a word often used. For many, our upbringing and professional work lives have resulted in only acting once we have “thought something through” and have “the full facts”. Yet research has shown that the[...]
Transformational Leadership Brings About Positive Change Transformational leaders have a strong influence over their followers. Influence can be defined as the way a person impacts thoughts, feelings and actions of others. What is interesting is the way the influence is exerted. Hopefully you know what it’s[...]
How to make difficult decisions How to make difficult decisions. “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” Peter Drucker. For some time you’ve known that you needed to make a difficult decision, but you keep putting it off in the[...]
“Without passion you don’t have energy, without energy you have nothing.” Donald Trump. Passionate leaders smile, are animated and talk positively. They excite, enthuse and energise others. Passion is very difficult to fake, and certainly isn’t driven by shoulds. Passion wanes and dies as we try[...]
Are you on a one way street to failure? To find out, see how many of your daily activities are driven by “shoulds”. Write them down. For example; I should be selling more, I should be managing better, I should be more visionary.. Shoulds are[...]
If you were guaranteed success, what would you do differently? A typical response is – ‘well I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing…’ The answer is important, as it immediately highlights an issue. Rather than focussing on those things which bring you success, you[...]
Executive Coaching Research Executive Coaching Research shows executive coaching improves personal and organisational performance at executive level. A lot of the research is anecdotal, or based on case studies. There are very few research projects which provide empirical evidence (involving control groups, boule blinds etc) that[...]