When I was teaching leadership to intelligence agents in a far off land, they explained to me that although they loved the concepts they feared they would encounter resistance in the bureaucratic systems they work in. We've all got to become leaders. I wrote a book 'Mercenaries to Missionaries' (see link in comments) which is … Continue reading OPERATION BUTTERFLY (TOP SECRET)
Scientific philosopher, Thomas Khune, stated that ‘advancement is not evolutionary, but rather a series of violent revolutions and in such revolutions one conceptual worldview is replaced by another’. Khune called these revolutions in worldviews ‘Paradigm Shifts’ As I was explaining the universal life cycle to a client yesterday, the pandemic was a useful example of … Continue reading What are you going to Stop-Start-Recover & Adapt?
Archimedes said, ‘give me a lever long enough and a strong place to stand, and I can move the world’. Well the lever is leadership and the place to stand is humility. With humility the word leader transforms from a noun to a verb. Leading is something that ordinary people can do to leverage the … Continue reading THE FIVE SUPERPOWERS OF GREAT LEADERS
Notes: HERE For a complimentary digi-copy of my book, 'From Mercenaries to Missionaries - Designing, Developing & Leading High Performing teams in Your Growing Business' send a message using the form below:- https://youtu.be/Tj2Knx-lo2A
See below the video for a PDF download with some notes to help you understand this material. Download the notes then listen to the video as this would probably be the best way to understand the content. New to all this self videoing so b with me while I learn the skills! 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS31cxmuYCA&feature=youtu.be … Continue reading Making Decisions Effectively & Why Politics is Pointless
https://vimeo.com/407636251 In the third in our series of weekly webinars, we spoke to special guest Martin Murphy, ex-special forces soldier and founder of Elite Leadership, on how to lead your team through a crisis. Some of the top takeaways included: 1. Good leaders look after the people first 2. Don’t stare at the fire, look … Continue reading Leading in Challenging Times
An online talk in response to the Corona virus about leading ourselves through challenging times with downloadable resources here: PDF Leading Yourself Through Challenging Times PDF 3 Leadership Principles PDF Making Decisions Effectively
Whilst this is not a definitive step by step guide, it will cover some basic principles and points to think about when leading your team through a challenging period. The first thing to remember is that people are not very good at responding. Sure they’ll react to an immediate danger, but won’t acknowledge a danger … Continue reading Leading your Team Through a Crisis
I came across a discussion on twitter which alluded to the fact that the world was becoming more complex. This discussion was based on the ideas of General Stanley McChrystal, author of ‘Team of Teams, New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World’. McChrystal wrote: “Efficiency remains important, but the ability to adapt to complexity … Continue reading The Delusion of VU (From VUCA) is Over!
“The biggest paradigm shifts happening right now are ironically the increasing awareness of the existence of paradigms…” Paradigms are a worldview shared amongst a group of people so they can experience group identity and achieve a common purpose. Our world is governed by them very much like seas influence the life of a fish. Examples … Continue reading Great Leaders are Learning to Paradigm Shift
