This time it’s serious You remember it; I remember it. The Generation Game. The whole idea was to get teams of family members to make utter fools of themselves in front of the camera and win prizes. It was part of our culture, back then. But back then was the ‘70s, fifty years ago. Younger…
Category: post pandemic business recovery
5 ways to lead in a VUCA future
In case you hadn’t noticed, your world has gone VUCA. For some time before Covid hit us, business writers and academics, myself included, were warning leaders about the imminent arrival of a VUCA world – where the art of leadership would involve navigating a path littered with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. To some degree,…
Motivation – please handle with care
Back in the early 80’s, I worked in an advertising agency that employed around eighty people. The company’s steady record of growth over twenty-five years meant it was regularly included on the shortlist by clients looking to change agency and it was seen as a ‘safe place to work.’ In other words, in an industry…
Leadership in Post-Pandemia. Old game; new rules
Some say there is nothing new to be said about leadership, a ‘naturally occurring human activity’ that dates back to the year Dot. After all this time, you would have thought that we would have cracked it. And yet, there appears to be a limitless appetite for new perspectives, new formulae, new measurement tools. Why?…
Leading in Our Uncertain Times: Be Real — Not a Hero
Simon says: To my readers: This is excellent, from one of the best of business thinkers. Remember, the people you lead are nervous too. You are the one who has to steady the ship. We are living in an era of “pervasive uncertainty,” and leaders need to adopt a more humble, open and committed approach…
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How can mentoring help a leader’s development? Throughout history, writers and academics have sought for the true definition of Leadership. And still the argument rages on. Why? Quite simply because society is forever changing, evolving, reacting to events, to revolutions in technology, education and communications. So, if society – and that means you – is…
Leadership was never meant to be easy
Remember when you were rising up through the ranks? What was it about you that persuaded your bosses to give you more responsibility, that singled you out from the others? Your sales performance, winning new business, your technical skills? And when you took on your new role, what did you discover? Suddenly you’re a manager,…
Trust Passion Fun
My core values. Why do I commend them to you? Trust – the inescapable foundation of every human relationship, in business and in life. Trust has to be earned: a new title doesn’t guarantee your people will trust you. Relationships have to be worked on – you know that already. And, once that trust is…
“We don’t need leaders here”.
Many organisations pride themselves on having grown through ‘effective management’. By this they mean management of sales objectives, financial targets. Therefore, they say, effective management is all that is required to keep the company moving forward successfully. Leaders are not necessary. The role of leader is neither recognised nor valued. Some organisations merely pay lip…
