Body language tells you a lot. I was working with a team some time ago and the way they sat at the meeting was reflective of each individual’s willingness to take on responsibility. We were talking about some future projects that had to happen and we were breaking the projects down into individual tasks. Responsibility for …
Many aspiring leaders I work with have a lot of responsibilities. Trouble is, things get messy, and some are hanging on to things they would be far better off sharing around. Effective delegation is a key to good leadership. It means that you are making the highest possible value contribution to the organisation. It also means that …
The results from the largest ever leadership study in Australia have just been released. The Study of Australian Leadership (SAL) was conducted by Melbourne University and funded by the Federal Government. SAL surveyed 8,000 individuals across 2,500 workplaces. It involved senior leadership (CEOs), as well as frontline leaders and employees. Key findings: 1. Frontline leaders …
I recently read an article by American author Walter Isaacson about Steve Jobs. He tells a story about Jobs who, when reflecting on a decision to do something or not, thought to himself, what would I do if this was my last day alive? This reflection guided his decision. It got me thinking. What would you …
That was the question asked by a member of the audience to Wayne Bennett at a corporate lunch I attended in 2012. Wayne shared a lot of stories and ideas that he has used over the years in becoming Rugby League’s most successful coach. The largely business crowd seemed comfortable with adapting his football philosophies to …
Put really simply , the difference between leaders and non leaders is that leaders HELP others. HONOUR – leaders honour others. They respect them. They treat them as humans, not as ways of getting things done. They recognise diversity and difference. ENGAGE – leaders are about others. They try to understand what motivates people. Instead …
In his book, ‘The Speed of Trust’, Stephen Covey makes the point that where trust exists in teams and in relationships, things happen faster. Where there is a lack of trust, things take longer to do as people slow down as they are not sure about who and what they are dealing with. Team members …
We become leaders the day we decide to help people grow, not numbers Simon Sinek I have been emphasising with the aspiring leaders I work with lately, that leadership is not all about us, but what we do with and for the people we lead. Simon Sinek’s recent Facebook post absolutely resonates with this. We all want to …
I’d like you to meet some people that I know. First, meet BOSS. Boss has got it all going on (or so he thinks). He knows everything, has done everything and pretty much gets it right every time. Boss gets results. Sure, some people get trodden on on the way to success, but hey, that’s inevitable, …
If you Google ‘leadership book’ you will find 425 million search results. ‘Leadership program’ will get you 447 million results. I guess you can’t blame people for feeling overwhelmed. I reckon one of the reasons people shy away from leadership responsibility is that they think it is hard. It can be, but it doesn’t have to be. …