OK, so we are neither Presidents of the USA or Prime Ministers of the UK. However, I couldn’t help but think of these snippets in tandem – one from Obama’s autobiography, and the other from the BBC reporting on the checklist that new PMs go through when appointed. Do read them both. They highlight the […]
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Is your team being triggered by your behaviour?
Is your team being triggered by your behaviour? So have you sent any members of your team on training for mental wellbeing at work? You should. It’s amazing that we now recognise that mental health actually is important, and can be impacted by work. For better and for worse. And it’s also wonderful that there […]
Must we digitise love?
Technology is amazing. And its possibilities are boundless. Which is a source of hope and trepidation. As we marvel at where AI is going, as ChatGPT wakes us up to a new horizon of possibility, we so need… to….. pause. I remember the initially exciting, then disturbing feeling a while back with the unerring accuracy […]
Recession is like skiing
Skiing is like navigating strategy. It’s end of quarter. And I’m going through quarterly strategic planning with most of the CEOs I’m working with. And as it’s nearing the end of an annually shorter ski season (thank you fossil fuels et al), I was just thinking about a principle I had to learn the hard […]
The Key to a Successful Leadership Team: Cultivating a Culture of Ownership
Aside from growing my own, I’ve also supported a lot of CEOs in growing their leadership teams. There are many differences between the teams, their skills and personalities. But when it comes to the leadership team there’s a common factor between the members of that team who make things happen and those who don’t. It’s […]