“Follow the advice in this book and you’ll be a better leader” Wayne Bennett I was really proud to have one of the most respected and accomplished leaders in Australia give the thumbs up to my book, ‘Road Rules for Leadership’. Wayne Bennett is someone who I admire, mainly because of how he influences people with […]
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 […]
In my experience, everyone who really wants to be a better leader has some success. If you want to be an even stronger leader, understand these differences. Respect vs Like. Strong leaders care more about being respected than being liked. Now, everyone wants to be liked but sometimes the need to be popular gets in […]
“What can I do to help you do your job?” This is about finding out what’s going on at the frontline showing that you care, and taking responsibility for empowering your guys to do well. This is not about promoting whinging lip service, or micro managing. The challenge is, once you ask the question, what […]
None of the aspiring leaders and managers I know could be accused of being lazy. On the contrary, most work really hard, working long hours and being stressed about improving their organisations. I surprise them when I tell them that what I want them to do is to create a situation where their people wonder what […]
his might sound hard to believe, but recent research shows that two thirds of employees are either ‘not engaged’ or ‘actively disengaged.’ With further evidence linking high engagement levels and organisational success, it spells bad news for most organisations, but there is hope for leaders who want to make things different. The guru of research […]
“Imagination is more important than intelligence.” Albert Einstein. One of the ways I keep current with leadership matters and thought leaders around the world is to follow the blogs of a number of gurus. One of them is a guy called Mark Miller. A recent blog really appealed to me so I have included some thoughts from […]
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