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RECRUIT people with crazy and fresh ideas. We need people who think differently from ourselves, and who do not so much think outside the box, as leave the box behind. They can be attracted internally or externally. However, make sure that you or your leadership team do not interview them, or you will recruit more…… Continue Reading
Time to Read – 45 seconds The Pain and Pleasure nl week provoked some discussion and comment as to how true it is. This week – in the UK we have a general election and local elections. You will know by now my conviction that we should stop complaining and get off our backsides and…… Continue Reading
THERE are no ‘born’ leaders. However, we are all born with unique strengths that help us in our leadership journeys. They are within us, and with most people they stay within. The notion that leaders are born, and others therefore will never be leaders, is illogical, depressing and seriously limiting to every human being. The…… Continue Reading
Time to Read – 30 seconds Are pain and pleasure Moving away from pain, or moving towards pleasure… Or moving away from what you don’t want, or moving towards what you do… Continue Reading
Time to Read – 40 seconds If people are your only asset (or, at the very least, your number one asset), then the personalities, attitudes and character of those people count for a huge part of your success, as an organisation.… Continue Reading
Time To Read: Just under three minutes …And any leader – you, your boss, your boss’s boss, is this: If you were stripped of your title – the power to punish and reward your people – would you still get results out of them? If yes you are a true, authentic leader. If not, Action…… Continue Reading
YOUR success will depend on your persistence and belief, and this will be demonstrated by how much you celebrate any and all rejection that happens to you on your way to achieving your dream.… Continue Reading
Time To Read: Just under Three Minutes Three Actions – all in bold But as he hit the turf the other night during Manchester United’s game against Bayern Munich, English hearts sank. Not only is the striker arguably the strongest member of the national team, but he is also a talismanic figure. The same can…… Continue Reading
USING a sporting analogy, teams win matches. No matter how good the individual, it is the framework of the team that is important as no one man or woman can win a team game on his/her own.… Continue Reading
FOR his loyal employees there has only ever been one Michael Owen in Newcastle. Never mind the Magpies’ former England striker who has scored 40 times for his country. Step forward the other Michael Owen, Mike to his friends and colleagues, who found his 15 minutes of fame – well, an hour to be precise…… Continue Reading