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Naked Leader Week – 252 – Monday 7 April 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – A Football referee! When taking ownership could be risky! Heard this story from my good friend Hamish Taylor, CEO of Skills Exchange Network Picture the scene – you are the ref at a top European game between Barcelona and…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 251 – Monday 31 March 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – Your Promotion Three Top Ways to be Promoted: Three Impress this group of people, the most powerful in any organisation, and your personal brand – your reach (the number of people who know of you) and reputation (what people…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 250 – Monday 24 March 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – Your Promotion Three Top Ways to be Promoted: Two …Is to make yourself completely, totally and absolutely dispensable. Think about it – logic tells us that if we want to be valued by our companies (i.e. valued by certain…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 249 – Monday 17 March 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – Your Promotion Three Top Ways to be Promoted: One …Is to make a strong, positive, personal impact on others. To be liked, to be trusted. It doesn’t matter what “hard” skills you have – when it comes to interview…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 248 – Monday 10 March 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – Chris Stanley There isn’t one At the end of events, I sometimes do a “Magic Minute” – people ask any question, written on a piece of paper, anonymously, and I have just one minute to answer. After they have…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 247 – Monday 3 March 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – Pam Fellows Pam and I have known each other for over ten years – she recently sent this to me: What equals 100% in life? Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help Answer these questions: If: A B…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 246 – Monday 25 February 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – the terribly obvious Naked Leader Message – for really busy people The Naked Leader message is really simple – indeed, if you are a fast reader, you can probably get through any of the books in just 90 minutes.…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 245 – Monday 18 February 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – open, honest, respectful How to “stab people in the stomach” Eighteen months ago – in NL Week 163 (link) – I wrote about the fastest way to be one team: How? By simply deciding that from this moment on…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 244 – Monday 11 February 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – men! – Women, please forward to your partner The three words that say it all – or do they? In this valentines’ week, let us reflect on those three simple words: “I love you” So often translated in relationships…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week – 243 – Monday 4 February 2008 Leadership from a different perspective – yours, and yours, and yours When is a Belief, a Fact? Yes, last week I became embroiled in one of those really deep, after-dinner conversations – you know the kind – when a group of friends start to discuss…… Continue Reading