Dr Suess is one of my favourite leadership authors – and one of my favourite authors of children’s books too! ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ is one of his best. The story starts out: “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Place! You’re off and away!” It tracks the character through highs (“You’ll...
I am excited (and a little nervous because of the personal nature of this) to share with you my latest White Paper: Guerrilla Leadership: 3 valuable lessons from leading on the frontline. Have you ever been so afraid that you lost all sense of time passing? My first night in the jungle was like that…....
Dan Pink’s latest book ‘When: The scientific secrets of perfect timing’ had me enthralled from start to finish. He makes a strong case for thinking carefully about ‘when’ we do things – think, make decisions, exercise, time breaks… We are all governed by ‘circadian rhythms’ – our internal body clock that keeps us functioning. Pink...
When I work with leadership teams, different messages resonate with different people. Frankie leads a large team responsible for $550m of high-profile infrastructure projects. She’s a great people leader, stimulated by growth opportunities, and she loves her work. And yet by the time she reaches Friday, she’s exhausted—both mentally and physically. Fearless Leaders reach Friday...
...
‘My team works well. This team is less effective.’ I hear many versions of this when I work with leadership teams. ‘My team’ typically refers to the vertical slice of the organisation led by the executive (‘my division’ - my direct reports and me). ‘This team’ is the executive team. ...