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Naked Leader Week 910 – 15 February 2021 Time to read: 40 seconds Yes – I get that many sectors need a fundamental shift. Yes – I understand that to both survive and thrive organisations need to transform. The challenge is when the word ‘disruption’ is used so widely, often with no context. ‘Disruption’ is…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 909 – 8 February 2021 Time to read: 35 seconds Don’t ‘Buy’ Growth – Do This Instead… When it comes to growth, performance and productivity, many organisations still take this as a starting point – ‘we need to grow by x% despite these very challenging times, and so we need our people…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 908 – 1 February 2021 Time to read: 45 seconds Caused by and combined with Covid, thousands of people are socially isolated and suffering from mental stress, while their organisations face growing economic challenges and uncertain futures. The solution in many companies is to make people work longer and harder. The…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 907 – 25 January 2021 Time to read: 80 seconds A Letter From The President – Years Ahead Of Its Time Today, various definitions of ‘leadership’ include ‘be kind’ ‘nurture people’ ‘wellbeing’ etc. The days of leadership ‘because I am more senior to you’ are numbered – leadership is no longer…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 906 – 18 January 2021 Time to read: 65 seconds ‘It’s OK not to be OK’ – ‘Yes, yes, yes, but how do I do that?’ It has become an ‘in phrase’. From many sources, now adopted by the wonderful Samaritans and others. The big question is – how do we…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 905 – 11 January 2021 Time to read: 42 seconds Think there is something you can’t achieve in 2021? Please prove it! And the only way to do that is to do something and see if it works, or not. There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ way of doing anything –…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 904 – 4 January 2021 Time to read: 30 seconds Don’t be the ‘New You’ in 2021 – be this instead… The Real You Every New Year we are bombarded with the same old message – ‘be a new you’. Like we are not enough. Or a new and improved version…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 903 – 21 December 2020 Time to read: 3 minutes 10 seconds Yes, it’s well known, yes, we have published it this time of year before, and yes, we all need this message right now! Santa Claus IS coming to town even in these Covid times the Irish government recently confirmed…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 902 – 14 December 2020 Time to read: 3 minutes The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old…… Continue Reading
Naked Leader Week 901 – 7 December 2020 Time to read: 3 minute 10 seconds 3 Inspirations leading up to Christmas – 1 of 3 – #nevergiveup The first business book I ever read was Winning Through Intimidation by Robert J Ringer – 1974. The words on the jacket cover epitomise #nevergiveup as well…… Continue Reading