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We're living and working in a world of distractions that can impede our discipline, focus and ability to engage in deep work.

So, let me help. I spend long hours coaching, reading, or studying leadership, coaching and productivity to stay abreast of the latest news and developments. Then I digest that knowledge into a form that is easily accessible to everyone who doesn't have time for such activities.

With that in mind, these blog articles are written for busy knowledge workers and executives like yourself by providing the insights, tools and habits that will make a difference in your life and career - by helping you answer your questions and question your answers.

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How to not let your leadership strengths derail you when things get tough.

Mar 30, 2022
6 min

How to not let your leadership strengths derail you when things get tough.

History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes. I worked at Enron for three years until it failed under the weight of lies and...

Why we need to understand the cultural differences within our global teams to become better leaders.

Mar 24, 2021
7 min

Why we need to understand the cultural differences within our global teams to become better leaders.

"Two years of transformation within two months." Was how Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, summarised the impact on business during...

Feedback - the best way to improve your performance at almost anything.

Jan 28, 2021
7 min

Feedback - the best way to improve your performance at almost anything.

Leadership failure is a behavioural problem. It doesn't just happen, and it is not only the result of things we don't control. Instead,...

Habits and the importance of being consistent.

Dec 10, 2020
4 min

Habits and the importance of being consistent.

The pursuit of perfection gets in the way of the work that we need to do. This article is number 103 from my Ideas, Insights and...

For mastering the behaviours to motivate yourself, and succeed at work.

Dec 7, 2020
1 min

For mastering the behaviours to motivate yourself, and succeed at work.

A self-coaching journal for mastering the behaviours to motivate yourself, and succeed at work. Like the pandemic and lockdown, this...

Values can be inconvenient

Nov 10, 2020
1 min

Values can be inconvenient

Values help set a company apart from the competition by clarifying its identity and serving as a rallying point for employees. Yet a...

How your own user manual will make you a better team leader

Nov 4, 2020
4 min

How your own user manual will make you a better team leader

Learning how best to work with others is a considerable challenge that often derails teams, projects and potentially organisations. Over...

A lesson in disorder

Oct 7, 2020
2 min

A lesson in disorder

...reinforces the need to be situationally aware as the context, your reality, is crucial for getting the best results.

How to motivate and get the best results from your team

Sep 21, 2020
5 min

How to motivate and get the best results from your team

Leadership is being democratised at an increasingly faster rate in the modern organisation, where complexity is rising...

How to select the best executive coach for you?

Sep 9, 2020
7 min

How to select the best executive coach for you?

Follow these five steps to reduce the risk inherent in selecting a coach and increase your chances of finding that strategic partner.

Enhance your decision making by using these three powerful ways to analyse and evaluate options.

Jul 2, 2020
7 min

Enhance your decision making by using these three powerful ways to analyse and evaluate options.

We are making decisions when facing uncertainty and unpredictability, and an unknown number of potentially competing or reinforcing biases.

It isn't easy, but it is necessary

Mar 31, 2020
4 min

It isn't easy, but it is necessary

They are at war in this unpredictable and uncertain time. Fighting to look after their people, their clients and their businesses.

Leading in a crisis

Mar 16, 2020
1 min

Leading in a crisis

I wrote about lessons from leading in a crisis and situational leadership in early 2019. Reflecting on the key messages from that post,...

Leading in Times of Crisis and the Lessons for Everyday Leadership

Feb 19, 2019
6 min

Leading in Times of Crisis and the Lessons for Everyday Leadership

Leadership is Awesome You would be forgiven, based on the overworked cliches shared by some of the mainstream leadership literature that...

CEO reflections

Dec 17, 2018
1 min

CEO reflections

There are several insights in a recent research report from Egon Zehnder titled: "The CEO: A Personal Reflection" that I want to...

Absence of leadership

Dec 3, 2018
2 min

Absence of leadership

There are many examples of poor leadership in politics and business right now. Politics especially seems to be lacking as our political...

Collective intelligence

Nov 27, 2018
2 min

Collective intelligence

I recently had the pleasure of attending the Meyler Campbell 2018 annual lecture where the speaker was Geoff Mulgan (CEO of Nesta - The...

Lessons from leading during a crisis

Nov 19, 2018
2 min

Lessons from leading during a crisis

Have one top priority In our professional careers, we will have many high priorities, but some are more immediate than others and there...

What is perfect leadership?

Nov 16, 2018
1 min

What is perfect leadership?

Wabi-sabi Wabi-sabi is a Japanese philosophy often described as appreciating the beauty in imperfection. Any attempt by me to describe it...

Leadership wisdom

Nov 10, 2018
1 min

Leadership wisdom

Lucky for us that some of the best leaders have left behind a few of their key lessons to help pass on their wisdom. A small number of...

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