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The Reality Beneath Every Organisational Problem
Naked Leader Week 1187 – Monday 10 August 2026 David X… Continue Reading
Please Always Know This
Naked Leader Week 1186 – Monday 3 August 2026 Time to Read: 18 Seconds Here’s a wonderfully liberating thought. You never have to dislike someone simply because you think they might dislike you. Weird, isn’t it? We hand complete strangers the remote control to our emotions without them even asking. Instead, choose something that works.…… Continue Reading
How To Lead When You’re All Exhausted
Naked Leader Week 1185 – Monday 27 July 2026 Time to Read: 21 Seconds Do These Three Things – in reverse order of podium bravery: Bronze Medal Ensure everyone knows how they are personally helping the overall aims of your organisation, your clients and your communities. Why? The opposition of exhaustion isn’t rest – it’s…… Continue Reading
Robin Williams 21/07/1951 – 11/8/2014
Naked Leader Week 1184 – Monday 20 July 2026 Time to Read: 42 Seconds One of the funniest, brilliant and spontaneous actors ever, Robin Williams changed Disney animation forever. Before he was cast as the Genie in Aladdin, Disney’s process was rigid: storyboards, script and animation were developed first, and actors’ voices were fitted in…… Continue Reading
“In a War of Ego, the Loser Always Wins,” Buddha
Naked Leader Week 1183 – Monday 13 July 2026 Time to Read: 42 Seconds Most arguments are never about truth – they’re about ego. The louder we fight to be right, the more peace we lose. You will rarely change the mind of someone whose opinion has become part of their identity. So, ask yourself:…… Continue Reading
There Is No Spoon
Naked Leader Week 1182 – Monday 6 July 2026 Time to Read: 59 Seconds “There is no spoon.” One of the most famous lines from The Matrix. Most people think it’s about bending metal – It isn’t.It’s about bending reality. Think about it…Two people lose their jobs.One says, “My life is over.”The other says, “This…… Continue Reading
Half a Year Gone. One Moment to Go.
Naked Leader Week 1181 – Monday 29 June 2026 Time to Read: 58 Seconds People and organisations have something in common: We tend to overestimate what we can achieve in a year……and underestimate what we can achieve in a single moment. As you read this, you’re roughly halfway through the year. So… How are those…… Continue Reading
Do This Radical Alternative?
Naked Leader Week 1180 – Monday 22 June 2026 Time To Read: 38 Seconds Do This Radical Alternative? Or of course, don’t… If something isn’t working out for you… In your life. In your relationships. In your organisation. Do the complete opposite of what you are currently doing. For example: Life If you spend all…… Continue Reading
Have You Earned The Right To…
Naked Leader Week 1179 – Monday 15 June 2026 Time To Read: 2 minutes …Speak – and Be Listened To When I was younger and living in Bristol, I joined The Kelvin Players (TKP), one of the finest amateur drama groups in the country. On my very first day as a member, I was invited…… Continue Reading
To Be Or Not To Be?
Naked Leader Week 1178 – Monday 8 June 2026 Time To Read: 60 Seconds “…that is the question.” Is not doing something—taking drugs, smoking, being excluded from school—an aspiration? No. So why do we so often define young people from certain backgrounds by what we hope they won’t become, rather than by who they could…… Continue Reading