founder of naked leader
Time to Read: The time to down a pint Can you put Never on success door? “You will never succeed in business…” Said his teacher directly to Tim Martin’s face as he sat in his New Zealand school classroom, thinking that he was actually there to be educated, encouraged and inspired. Indeed, he had heard this…… Continue Reading
Time to Read: 10 Minutes 10 Sessions – 10 Messages / How-Tos Last Friday we staged our annual leadership conference – Leadership that makes and saves money – here is the single main How-To that I took from each of the 10 sessions (in order of delivery): 1. Show me the money (and the meaning) – my…… Continue Reading
Time to Read: 60 Seconds Be careful what you whinge for The more you whinge, the more likely what you are whinging about will come true. Because when you believe something to be true, you see the world in that way (your mind – i.e. you – cannot tell the difference between something that happens in…… Continue Reading
Time to Read: 3 Minutes Time to Watch: 44 seconds The 3 Top Ways to Transform People into Profit, while ensuring… Your people are engaged, valued and fulfilled. Indeed, you can’t have one, without the other. Without people who are engaged, valued and fulfilled you won’t make profit, and without profit you won’t have any…… Continue Reading
Jump Straight to Performing You will have heard it many times – all teams “must” go through four stages before they are effective – Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing. I have never understood “Norming”, so let’s focus on the other three. Form, Storm, Perform – fair enough – a process that clearly takes a while.…… Continue Reading
Time to Read: Next Train….2 mins (worth the wait). Mind the Gap No, not the gap between platform and underground train Rather, the Gap of Infinite Possibility – where your future, your life, what happens to you next, are totally and absolutely within your own control, and no-one else’s. WOW Please, just reflect on that…… Continue Reading
Time to Read: About the time to take off your clothes (fold up, and put neatly away). What does it mean to be a Truly Authentic, ‘Naked’ Leader? I have always believed, written and said that naked leader is not about me. It is all about you. With ‘authentic’ being so in vogue,…… Continue Reading
Time to Read: 1 Minute Business, and Business Leaders, are a Force For Good… they’d better be for all our sakes Why? Three reasons: Economic – Business is the only way the debt will ever be repaid. Society – We need both strong private and public sectors – each is dependent on the other. Without a…… Continue Reading
Time to Read: 47 Seconds A level playing field I believe that everything you need, to achieve anything you want, you already have within you. There is nothing “wrong” with you. Am I “right”? Of course I am! I can and do show and share thousands of examples of people, teams and organisations who have achieved…… Continue Reading
Whodunnit? Was it you? Are you guilty? Was it you that broke all the rules of humility and believed an idea you had was genius? And, if it was, did you next break all the rules of conformity and actually go ahead and do something about it? And, if it was, did you then break…… Continue Reading