Hands up if you have ever said this? Most of us aren’t good at delegating. We are time poor and have trouble letting go. Trying to do everything leaves us feeling frustrated. There is a better way. Effective delegation is, almost universally in my experience, a key to helping leaders to become more effective. Here are the …
At the Olympic Games, the first three places prepare for the medal ceremony by standing next to the podium. The person who placed third steps up for the bronze. They’d have to be pretty good to be the third best in the world. Second place is good too, just a little bit better than third. …
I love IKEA. I don’t like shopping, but I love IKEA. For me, the most attractive thing about the Swedish furniture and home accessories chain is its focus on simplicity. I did a presentation today to the Managers and Supervisor’s of IKEA’s Customer Support Centre at its national HQ in Tempe, Sydney. I arrived …
“I’d be a better leader if I just had more time” I have worked with thousands of aspiring leaders; managers that want to be more influential, but don’t have the time to be. It’s not as if it’s not important to them, it’s just that everything else is getting in the way and they simply …
A hot topic at the moment is ‘employee engagement’. What is it and how important is it? When two people become engaged it means they are making a commitment to each other. It means that they intend to be loyal and loving into the future. It means that they care, deeply, about each other. How …
Read / Listen Audio book sales are growing at 40% per year. They are a great way to learn and grow productively in 2017. Get a free 30 day trial of Audible here. It’s an app that you listen to audio books on. BONUS TIP: Essentialism by Greg McKeown is the best book I’ve listened to …