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Are Values Worth It?

Are Values Worth It?

Naked Leader Week – 342 – Monday 11 January 2010 Are Values Worth It? Time to Read – 2 minutes More and more organisations are printing their values on posters, web-sites and on those dangly things visitors wear around their necks. Values such as “Enabling” “Honesty” and “Robust” Nothing wrong with those Except, forgive my…Continue Reading

What are you really good at?

What are you really good at?

Naked Leader Week – 341 – Monday 4 January 2010 What are you really good at? Time to Read – 2 minutes (or just over) Unlock the strengths that you already have. It doesn’t matter if you have them because of nature, or nurture, all that matters is that you have them. At the start…Continue Reading

Happy Sheets…

Happy Sheets…

Naked Leader Week – 338 – Monday 14 December 2009 Happy Sheets… Time to read – Just over 1 minute The autumn is a major time for conferences. So as we near the end of the year perhaps you have attended a conference, course or some other event – please consider the following. After an…Continue Reading

Rest in Peace…

Rest in Peace…

N Leader Week – 337 – Monday 7 December 2009 Rest in Peace… Time to read – About 2 minutes The Power of Detractors… Two people who had a very big influence on me, passed away recently. Both reviewed The Naked Leader, and each taught me different lessons. Last week, Roger Rammage, from our local…Continue Reading

Three Tips for Meetings

Three Tips for Meetings

Naked Leader Week – 336 – Monday 30 November 2009 Three Tips for Meetings Time to read – Under 1 minute – Time to save in meetings – eternity! 1. Put Any Other Business as the first item on the agenda (it’s the bit where all the important things are discussed). 2. Always (that’s always)…Continue Reading

Trust your First Instinct

Trust your First Instinct

Naked Leader Week – 335 – Monday 23 November 2009 Trust your First Instinct Time to read – 1 minute – Time to save – hours! Go with your gut-feel. After all, it is the combined result of all of your learning, experience and analysis made to date. You will save so much time – …Continue Reading

Trust your First Instinct

Trust your First Instinct

Naked Leader Week – 335 – Monday 23 November 2009 Trust your First Instinct Time to read – 1 minute – Time to save – hours! Go with your gut-feel. After all, it is the combined result of all of your learning, experience and analysis made to date. You will save so much time –…Continue Reading