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SINGER Alexandra Burke is not the only one with X-Factor appeal to have had a sensational hit with an Elephant in the Room. Okay, so Naked Leader founder David Taylor may not have what it takes to bang out a tune in a tight fitting outfit. He has been known to stretch his vocal chords…… Continue Reading
CHOOSE your thoughts with care, and choose your beliefs with great care, because they dictate your frame of mind to take action, or inaction. Every day this week, focus on what you want, not what you don’t want. Surround yourself with positive people (that’s people who think constructively, not destructively). Surround yourself with negative, energy…… Continue Reading
SOMEWHERE beneath the layers of dust, fear and limiting beliefs that have attached themselves to our lives, is the feeling that there is more, so much more; that our lives to date have been but a blade of grass compared to what we can be. (Extract from The Naked Leader)… Continue Reading
BE an obvious expert on a subject. Get to the point and get there really fast. Never use ten words when five will do. Never use jargon (a word that someone hearing it would not understand), speak as if you are speaking to a 10-year-old, and 10-year-olds know a great deal. News channels can describe…… Continue Reading
I LOVED this quote from Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meadon in her excellent book, Common Sense Rules. ‘The phrase 360-degree thinking should be put away in a locked box along with blue-sky thinking, thinking out of the box and countless other meaningless phrases that imply that otherwise one-dimensional, dull, uncreative thinking is the norm. ‘Businessmen…… Continue Reading
WHEN you focus on what you want, you are more likely to discover what you want. When you believe that you are intelligent, you are more likely to see edividence that you are. When you believe something to be true, you see the world in that way. Remember, whenever you focus on something you want,…… Continue Reading
WHAT makes a good manager? That is the question posed by the Happiness at Work Index and it was revealed that those who lead by example are vital in keeping staff satisfied in difficult trading times. More than half of those surveyed said that they thought this was the most important quality in a manager…… Continue Reading
BE yourself and speak from the heart. If you can’t speak from the heart, then don’t speak at all.… Continue Reading
YOUR people are not your number one asset. They are your only asset. So, place leadership at the heart of everything you do. And do it now. Your HR Director becomes Leadership Director and make sure you have one main leadership provider – yourselves – removing all your external dependence in this vital area. (Extract…… Continue Reading
WE like to hear inspirational stories in the raw, so what could be better than hearing from a man whose tale fits the bill in more than one sense. Stephen Raw first became aware of the Naked Leader when he attended an ILM conference in London. Having been told about David Taylor’s first book, and…… Continue Reading