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“Pay it Forward”

Naked Leader Week – 77 – Monday 1 November 2004 In 2003, inspired by the film, “Pay it Forward” we started Just One Day. http://www.nakedleader.com/content/justoneday/index.asp And it is today! Since its launch last year, I have received thousands of e-mails and letters from all over the world on the random acts of kindness you have…Continue Reading

Enough is enough…

Naked Leader Week – 74 – Monday 27 September 2004 Enough is enough…  “I must get my life more in balance” CEO speaking to me on a mobile phone as he laments missing his daughter’s tenth birthday party  “Who cares for you? said Alice…you’re nothing but a pack of cards” Alice in wonderland  In our…Continue Reading

My top ten favourite personal / professional development books

Naked Leader Week – 72 – Monday 13 September 2004 My top ten favourite personal / professional development books (Please send your favourites to me – booksilove@nakedleader.com – I will include all lists on the new web-site launching this autumn)   No. Author Key Book Why Recommended 1 Colin Turner Shooting The Monkey   Eastern…Continue Reading

Imagine

Naked Leader Week – 71 – Monday 6 September 2004 In memory of the children and adults who died last week in Beslan, and all who have been lost to conflict in the world. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the injured.  Imagine By John Jeffcock Imagine for a single moment That at my…Continue Reading

In Praise of Cranes

Naked Leader Week – 70 – Monday 30 August 2004 Leadership from a different perspective – Cranes  In Praise of Cranes I suppose I had never really noticed them before, or taken them for granted. Yes, it must be the latter; after all they are rather tall, colourful with flashing lights. Taken them for granted…Continue Reading

Encouragement and Support

Naked Leader Week – 69 – Monday 23 August 2004 Do you feel there is sufficient encouragement and support within organisations for people looking to advance into senior positions? Why? It varies company to company – in the next business age such motivation will become more widespread because we will replace job descriptions with “people…Continue Reading

Leadership from a different perspective – Yours via Google!

Naked Leader Week – 68- Monday 16 August 2004 Leadership from a different perspective – Yours via Google!  I discovered Google Answers recently: http://answers.google.com/answers/ And I asked a question on behalf of us all. What is our reason for being? Here are some of the thoughts received so far. No-one has “answered” yet, hence online…Continue Reading

Cats know true and total balance

Naked Leader Week – 67 – Monday 9 August 2004 I could never have predicted the part of “The Naked Leader Experience” that prompted most response, by far. These few lines, added in the book as part of my personal healing, have led to scores of e-mails: Cats know true and total balance; they truly…Continue Reading