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How To Reply To A Negative Email
Time to read: 3 Seconds Naked Leader Week 980 – 27 June 2022 Don’t With my love and best wishes to you all David X… Continue Reading
Author Archives: David Taylor
Leadership from a Different Perspective – Tony Roderick
Time to read: 45 Seconds Naked Leader Week 979 – 20 June 2022 I have the great pleasure to be in Australia as you read this – working with leaders from Veolia Australia and New Zealand. In a One Team event I shared what I believed was the single most powerful test of absolute trust:…… Continue Reading
How To Build Rapport With Anyone, In Seconds
Time to read: 38 Seconds Naked Leader Week 978 – 13 June 2022 Yes, they are starting again – networking events for real people, in real life – hey, we can even shake hands… And with it, returns that fear of walking into a crowded room of strangers – so here’s how to do it:…… Continue Reading
The Final Cure For Busyness
Time to ask: 5 Seconds Time to answer: Slightly longer Naked Leader Week 977 – 6 June 2022 Whenever a new idea, action or project is proposed, ask, and answer: “If we are saying yes to this, what are we saying no to?” Welcome to business hell – and heaven With my love and best…… Continue Reading
This One Thing Does Wonders for Your Mental Health…
Time to read: 51 seconds Naked Leader Week 976 – 30 May 2022 …Laugh at Yourself – Especially when others are laughing at you first. It is disarming, shows massive humility and that you are a ‘good sport’. It will also make you feel much calmer… …Than if you get upset. I have discovered this…… Continue Reading
If You Want Action Not Talk, Do This…
Time to read: 21 seconds or so Naked Leader Week 975 – 23 May 2022 Allocate a single, named, person of Ownership. For every key action from every meeting, every project and strategic plan. Not two people, and not no people – one. That person is accountable, overall, for the successful delivery, including the financial…… Continue Reading
Don’t die with your music still inside you
Time to read: 1 minute Naked Leader Week 974 – 16 May 2022 Adrian Gilpin first shared those words with me in 1999 He sadly passed away on Monday 11 April, his family by his side Dear Adrian You inspired so many – and will continue to do so. You live on as a pioneer…… Continue Reading
This Mindset Will Kill Your Organisation
Time to read:Just over 3 Minutes to avoid just that Naked Leader Week 973 – 9 May 2022 I hear it all the time – from organisations around the world – it always goes something like this… CEO “Why is this project late?” Response “Well, projects are always late, that’s a well-known fact” Silence –…… Continue Reading
If All This Emotional Stuff Doesn’t Work – Think Binary
Time to read: 42 seconds Naked Leader Week 972 – 3 May 2022 Thank you to Brian for this text last week: “David, when are you going to write a Blog that appeals to us logical, left brain thinking people, with none of that emotional stuff. Best. Brian” Thank you Brian – the answer is…… Continue Reading
How To Remove A Negative Thought In Seconds…
Time to read: 42 seconds Naked Leader Week 971 – 25 April 2022 In every moment of every day, we each, and all, make up… What we think When we have a negative thought, it drains us. And so we fight it – which doesn’t work, because when we fight something we give it power.…… Continue Reading