On November 15th David Stirling, creator of the Special Air Service, would have been 100 years old and next year is the 75th anniversary of the SAS. The ‘Regiment’ as it is known colloquially by its members, was created to counter the threat of Hitler’s aggression in Africa. It was made up of small, highly … Continue reading What the SAS taught me about leadership and teamwork in business
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Developing PRIDE to get the best results from your team
In the past I’ve noticed that I like working with some clients on projects and then there were others, that didn’t leave me with such a good feeling. For various reasons the relationship with the client or project wasn’t one I’d like to repeat. Similarly, I’ve noticed when coaching in organisations, there are certain things … Continue reading Developing PRIDE to get the best results from your team
Creating the Conditions for Olympic Level Success at Work
I was listening to an Olympic coach discussing the attributes which lead to success at the Games. After years of working with the best athletes in the world, he and his psychologist friend had come to the conclusion that there are certain traits that mean all the difference when it comes to medal winning performance. … Continue reading Creating the Conditions for Olympic Level Success at Work
Leader insight, entrepreneurial intuition and the extreme sport of business
I lived and worked in Scotland for a while giving talks on entrepreneurial thinking at colleges and coaching business owners. In the evenings I would often go running in the hills nearby. There were several reasons for doing this. I loved the scenery, it was a good way of keeping fit and it also helped … Continue reading Leader insight, entrepreneurial intuition and the extreme sport of business
Inspirational leaders, universal paradigm shifts and the art of smooth sailing
Organisations are being born, growing, consolidating, sometimes evolving, sometimes collapsing and then recovering. Or they can die with the components being assimilated into other things. There are infinite possibilities but all are following a similar pattern, the universal life cycle. It's been said that an organisation’s greatest asset is its people. This may be true, … Continue reading Inspirational leaders, universal paradigm shifts and the art of smooth sailing
The 6 ‘P’ Path from Start-Up to Exceptional Commercial Success
A lot of nature has a fractal element in its design. Fractals are patterns which contain within them self-similar patterns in varying degrees of time or size. If you think of a tree, you see the trunk and then at appropriate points you get a branch forming. Then another branch emerges which also looks like … Continue reading The 6 ‘P’ Path from Start-Up to Exceptional Commercial Success
Developing Your Organisation’s DNA Profile
Developing a company’s DNA profile helps with many different aspects of running and scaling a successful business. An entrepreneur might start a business because they spotted an opportunity in the marketplace and exploited it. That’s innovation. The fact that the entrepreneur has been successful means that the universe has decided their venture was useful so … Continue reading Developing Your Organisation’s DNA Profile
Boost Profits with Happiness Management
