Around about this time of year it seems that just about everything I read or hear is encouraging us to set new goals for the coming year, to turn over a new leaf and to make resolutions that will lead to our lives being better. To be honest, I’m a bit over it. I do …
It’s at this time of year many of us start winding down and think about a holiday. We should! Most of us have worked hard. But if we are smart, there are some things we can decide now, to put into place in the next 90 days that will set 2020 up to be our …
There are hundreds of things that you could do to become a better leader, but if you did just these three things you would make great progress towards getting the best out of your people. Prioritise your time. We simply can’t do everything that we want to or think we need to. Some of us …
Most of us spend about half of our waking hours at work. I reckon as a leader we have a responsibility of creating an environment where people want to be. Having a culture of having fun at work can lead to people being happier, staying longer and doing great work. I recently visited Seattle in …
I don’t know where to start or what to say about the horror in Christchurch, NZ last week. Mostly it’s all been said*. There have been tears in our household this last week, mainly mine and all relating to the NZ situation. It seems that every time I see Prime Minister Jacinda Adern, I tear up. …
One of the most impactful books that I have read is ‘The One Minute Manager’ by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson. Listen to it for free here as an audio book through Audible*. The authors talk about getting the best from people by managing them in ‘slices’ of just one minute each, hence the title.It …
I was working on a big project with a client and we were communicating back and forth, mainly by email. I sent a pretty long, multi paragraph email giving the client an update on several aspects of the project. I was expecting a similarly long response. Instead I received an email with just one word, …
At the risk of showing my age, which I’m perfectly OK with, in the 1970’s, Australian glam rock band Skyhooks had a hit song called ‘Ego is not a dirty word.’ Great song – view it here if you are interested. The song has some interesting concepts eg “if you did not have an ego …
Leading is not for everyone. It can be tough, challenging, lonely, stressful. Some people shy away from it. For others, it is a calling. Most do their best, but is a complicated gig, and many of us haven’t really been taught how to lead. A Google search of “what do leaders do” received 800 million …
I’m not glad we cheated. I’m just glad we got caught cheating. Because we have been caught we have an opportunity to change. If they had not been caught, the cheating might have continued and our culture would have become even worse. There are two ways to change culture. The really hard way and the …