The challenge when we go into a crisis is that we usually haven’t planned for it. Unless you’re a large corp or government (ahem – but let’s not talk about execution!). But that’s not usually the case with SMEs. Which is why I often find business leaders understandably reacting valiantly rather than proactively. Most of […]
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Gratitude in Crisis
Perspective is a key leadership (and self management) trait in a crisis. So another Friday ends in lockdown. I’m grateful, genuinely, that I have health. That I have my family with me. That I have clean water and electricity (thanks Bulb for renewable energy 🌳). That I have great friends to talk to. Clients I love working […]
Plan for survival AND transition
There’s your business before Covid-19 (customers, team, marketplace, purpose). And there’s business after. How different those two worlds will be is anyone’s guess. Analysts will tell you it’ll be completely different. That sells analyst reports. Anyone afraid of change will tell you we’ll go back to the way it was. They believe that will protect […]
Remote working increases your need to align at 4 levels
Remote working should force most business leaders to think hard about how they lead. Especially as tomorrow’s world of work will be a lot more remote than yesterday’s. For many team members, it creates much higher levels of independence than they’ve felt in an office. That level of autonomy can be really empowering. Many no […]
Rethink your strategy with Purpose in mind
One of the consequences of Covid19 is that many companies will have to rethink strategy. Not only for managing through the crisis, but for what we will need to look like for the economic climate that we’re going to find ourselves in post-crisis. The tangible trend over the last decade has been for companies to […]