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William Henry Davies

Naked Leader Week – 56 Monday 24 May 2004 Leadership from a different perspective – yours  This week, William Henry Davies (1871-1940) sent in by Clare Doyle from Canada  Leisure  What is life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long…Continue Reading

“Take us back David”

Naked Leader Week – 55 –  Monday 17 May 2004 “Take us back David” In both my books I make a very direct attack on some of the so-called change, management and consultancy initiatives we have seen in our organisations. Many people ask me when I first “dared” to write about this. In truth, I had…Continue Reading

Mindreading

Naked Leader Week – 54 – Monday 10 May 2004 Leadership from a different perspective – yours Thank you for sending in your naked leader weeks. This week, Liz Hill-Smith shares her thoughts on… Mindreading “I have to admit to having been a little cynical about ideas of mind reading and intrapersonal energies.  However, a few…Continue Reading

Jane Short, IT-Director of Ashridge Business School

Naked Leader Week – 52 – Monday 26 April 2004 Jane Short, IT-Director of Ashridge Business School, shares that negativity can be very welcome indeed! The three key characteristics for success, in my opinion, are passion, persistence and a sense of humour! Many would say that negativity in organisations is the key barrier to projects and…Continue Reading

Greatest Leaders

Naked Leader Week – 51 – Monday 19 April 2004 Greatest Leaders  Thank you to everyone who responded to last week’s list, which sparked huge interest and controversy. It’s no good everyone voting for Winston Churchill now!! If you had voted for him before in these numbers he would have been in the top 5, not…Continue Reading

Your 50 Greatest Leaders

Naked Leader Week – 50 – Monday 12 April 2004 To celebrate the 50th Naked Leader Week – Your 50 Greatest Leaders  Well, I asked for your “greatest leaders” and you responded in spades! Deliberately vague (“greatest”), it prompted a massive 641 different names from 1297 lists from 154 countries. Nominated leaders that made the final…Continue Reading

The 50 Greatest Leaders

Naked Leader Week – 49 – Monday 5 April 2004 The 50 Greatest Leaders  Thank you for sending in your nominations (originally I was looking for the 50 greatest living leaders, however when people started nominating Alexander The Great, Churchill and even Hitler, unless they know something that I don’t, I decided to extend it to…Continue Reading

The Naked Leader Experience

Naked Leader Week – 48 – Monday 29 March 2004 David answers the most received questions about his second book, The Naked Leader Experience, publishing worldwide on Thursday 1st April 2004 “Why a second book?”  When I wrote “The Naked Leader” I had no idea how popular it would be – feedback suggests there is a…Continue Reading

Leadership from a different perspective – Tim Linehan – The Children’s Society

Naked Leader Week – 47 -Monday 22 March 2004 Leadership from a different perspective – Tim Linehan – The Children’s Society  Leadership and campaigning for social justice I lead the campaigns team at The Children’s Society. The Children’s Society is David’s chosen charity and you can find out more about us at www.childrenssociety.org.uk. David has invited…Continue Reading