Growth Comes Best in Fertile Ground
We are all capable of so much more than we will ever know, but to achieve our full potential we need to be in the right environment, one that will nourish us, encourage us and push us to be the best...
View ArticleFAST Leadership Approach
Ultimately Leadership is about delivering results and achieving goals. As leaders that’s really what we get paid for, and I wanted to share my approach to delivering results. I call it FAST Leadership,...
View ArticleMy Biggest Leadership Breakthrough
I’ve worked in leadership positions for over the past 20 years, and like most people I started with small teams, and then worked my way up to leading larger teams, and then onto departments. At the...
View ArticleTop 3 Reasons Projects and Businesses Fail!
The statistics for failure are startling, over 60% of projects fail, and over 80% of first time businesses fail with the first 18 months. When these fail they impact your customers, your company and...
View ArticleTop 5 Mistakes People in Leadership Positions Make
Here are my top 5 mistakes that people in leadership positions make, I don’t say that leaders make, because if you’re making these mistakes then I would challenge that you are a leader. Give...
View ArticleInspiring Leaders Come In All Shapes and Sizes
I love sport, especially Rugby League, it has taught me so much about Leadership, especially leading by example. England Rugby League player Sam Burgess showed outstanding leadership in the recent...
View ArticleGuest Post – How To Be The Best Boss
Guest Post by NeoMam Studios – How to Be the Best Boss. Bio: We’re a visual content creation agency with offices in Manchester (UK). We design static and interactive info graphics for over 50 clients...
View ArticleSo What Is Leadership About?
I am amazed at the number of people, especially in Leadership positions, who have no clue what real leadership is about. When you speak with them, they believe that leadership is all about setting...
View ArticleWhat if There Was a Formula for Success?
What if there was a formula for success, a simple recipe that we could follow that would increase and improve our chances of achieving our goals. Wouldn’t that be great, wouldn’t that be something...
View ArticleSometimes We Do Our Best Work With a Gun To our Heads!
Why is it that some of us do our best work when we have a gun to our heads. Why do we lave things until the last minute ? Do we need that pressure in order to get our creative juices flowing. I know...
View ArticleWho Is Accountable for Employee Engagement?
I was reading an article yesterday which I found startling, the article was on the level of employee engagement in the US, which included a survey that had been run by Gallup. I found the information...
View Articleconquering Self Limiting Beliefs
2 Year ago I decided that I would run a marathon, it wasn’t really something I’d previously wanted to do or even thought that I could do. But I decided to do it because I wanted to help raise money for...
View ArticleWhy Transparency is the Difference Between Success and Failure!
On Nov 9th 2014 I ran my fourth marathon, I’d signed up to run in Athens over the original course, running from Marathon to Athens. In my previous 3 marathons I had run times of 5:12, 5:02 and 5:12,...
View ArticleFAST Approach to Twitter Success!
For the third month in a row I have been selected by Evan Carmichael as the #1 Leadership Expert to follow on twitter, and I am honoured to have been awarded this achievement. Top 100 Leadership...
View ArticleHow to Kill Employee Engagement
One of the biggest killers of Employee Engagement, for me, is the limiting of peoples growth and opportunities. I have lost count of the number of times that companies just announce a new appointment...
View ArticleInspiring Leadership Radio
I am excited to announce that in January 2015 I will be launching a new radio show on Webtalkradio called Inspiring Leadership. It will be a weekly 1 hour show on Inspiring Leadership, I can’t give out...
View ArticleWhat’s the Difference Between Mistakes and Failures
Failure is not an option, is a phrase that we often hear, and it’s phrase that can often be misinterpreted as mistakes are not an option. If we take this interpretation then we will look to minimise...
View ArticleFailure is Part of Innovation!
Yesterday I wrote an article about how we need to create a safe environment for our teams, one where they feel comfortable taking risks knowing that they will not be punished if they make mistakes,...
View Article5 Great Questions Leaders Ask
Leaders don’t just provide great answers to questions, but they also ask great questions. We can learn so much by asking great questions, and this a fantastic habit to develop. But as well as helping...
View ArticleSimplicity – Eliminating the Unnecessary
As we prepare for our move from Germany to Florida we are in the middle of packing boxes of our belongings to take with us on this journey. I can honestly say this is a task that I don’t like doing...
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