Inspiring Leadership Blog

THE SPEED OF THE LEADER IS THE SPEED OF THE GANG

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang Mary Kay Ash As the leader (of the organisation, team or group) you are the pace setter. You are the one that others take their lead from. Are you currently on slo mo, fast forward or paused? Cosmetics legend Mary Kay Ash, founder of the Mary …

STRONG LEADERS AREN’T AFRAID TO SHOW WEAKNESS

Is it just me, or do you find it weird that some people try to create the illusion that they are always in control they are always right they are always confident they always know exactly what to do. If you are a leader who promotes this illusion you are risking people not engaging with …

Your culture … chaos or calm?

Successful organisations have a calmness around them. They are confident and focused. Struggling organisations tend to be chaotic and frenzied. What describes your culture – chaos or calm? In his book ‘Good to Great’, author Jim Collins talks about the five qualities he found in great organisations compared to organisations that were just good. Not …

I read a lot to stay current and to be inspired. I saw this recently from Peter Bregman on the Harvard Business Review blog. It was too good not to share.Peter was facilitating a strategic planning workshop (as I often do) for a client. Members of the team, representing different parts of the company, were presenting …

CREATING ACCOUNTABILITY

“The ancient Romans had a tradition: whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into place, the engineer assumed accountability for his work in the most profound way possible: he stood under the arch.” ~ Michael Armstrong Can you imagine what it would be like in your organisation if no …

DO THESE 3 THINGS AND WATCH YOUR PEOPLE GROW

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon them and to let them know you trust them. Booker T. Washington A leader’s number one job is to grow and develop their people. Do these three things and watch them respond. 1. Give them responsibility. I encourage leaders to delegate all of the tasks …

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