“So, Greg – Mr Leadership Guy, what can we all learn from the next LEADER of the free world?” I have been dreading writing this blog. I almost wimped out. I am sweating and uncomfortable as I sit writing it. I don’t have any clear thoughts or lessons or objectives for this blog. I am …
A recent survey of leaders that I am working with revealed two important facts. 1. They are time poor. 2. They have trouble letting go. Trying to do everything, in turn, leaves them with less time and they end up feeling even more frustrated and inadequate as leaders. Effective delegation is, almost universally in my …
I first heard this over 30 years ago when I was listening to cassette tapes by the personal development guru, Zig Ziglar. The words spoke to me then and they speak to me now. Ten years ago, someone told me about something that had “literally, changed their life.” It was a video called ‘The Secret’. …
I’m not much of an historian, and certainly not a military historian, but the name of Field Marshall William Slim keeps coming up in my leadership reading. Slim commanded a British field army in Burma fighting the Japanese in the ’40s. Here are some things that Slim did that made him highly effective as a leader, despite …
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 …
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 …
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. …