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My Happy Life As a RoboDog

My Happy Life As a RoboDog

Total Time to Read and Watch: 1min 58secs: Naked Leader Week 1014 – 14 March 2023 Hi everyone – David is away this week and he has handed over his ‘blog’ to a dog. My name is ‘Scoop Doggy Dog’ and along with my friend ‘Clean Up’ – yes, I prefer my name – we…Continue Reading

Perhaps This Person Could Help You?

Perhaps This Person Could Help You?

Time to Read:A minute, or 60 seconds, whichever you prefer Naked Leader Week 1013 – 6 March 2023 Perhaps This Person Could Help You? The fastest way to be successful is to find someone who has already achieved what you want to achieve and do what they did Some call this cheating! In Neuro Linguistic…Continue Reading

The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership Communications

The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership Communications

Time to Read: Around 10 seconds per Deadly Sin Naked Leader Week 10012 – 27 February 2023 The 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership Communications – by Diana Oakes. Reading David’s recent ‘Don’t do what’s in this blog’  advice reminded me of a director, who’d been recently appointed to lead a large department in a huge…Continue Reading

45 Minutes with Christine – Aged 7

45 Minutes with Christine – Aged 7

Naked Leader Week 1011 – 20 February 2023 This is an experience I have thought about often, very rarely shared, and Christine is not her real name. (Photo above is a stock image). In 2005 I got a call from a charity we had been working with – they were counselling a very troubled young…Continue Reading

I Love You Dad

I Love You Dad

Time to Read: 42 seconds Naked Leader Week 1010 – 13 February 2023 I often think about my Dad, and never more so than In this Valentines week of love, as he died nine years ago, on 15th February 2014. When he was alive I once complained to my wife Rosalind that he had managed…Continue Reading

Don’t Do What’s In This Blog

Don’t Do What’s In This Blog

Time to Read: Don’t! Naked Leader Week 1009 – 6 February 2023 When you tell someone not to do something, are they going to listen; or are they more motivated than ever to do it? Science would say that the latter is more likely, because people like to be in control of their own lives,…Continue Reading

The Formula for Guaranteed Failure

The Formula for Guaranteed Failure

Time to read: Just a minute Naked Leader Week 1007 – 23 January 2023 The Formula for Guaranteed Failure Inspired by an oft asked question – ‘Hi David – if my outcome is to fail, and I fail, have I succeeded?’ I decided to share exactly how to fail… In 21 words: Decide what you…Continue Reading

The Human Being

The Human Being

Time to read: Just over 2 minutes Naked Leader Week 1005 – 9 January 2023 2023 – The Year of The Human Being Why? Because people are not the number one asset in our organisations – people are the only asset in our organisations. Every challenge and opportunity is always a people issue, all dressed…Continue Reading