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)
Being able to overcome our habitual decision making gives us a helicopter view. That's important in complex and challenging times. Chances are you'll favour 1 or 2 of the following 4 styles: REACTIONARY: You like to move to think, you tackle challenges head on. You make snap decisions based on your preferences & you like … Continue reading What kind of decision maker are you?
Values can be quite confusing, and more to the point they're pretty useless unless you know how to action them in your decision making process.
Whilst being interviewed I was asked what traits make a good leader. It reminded of an exercise I do on the Mercenary to Missionary Leadership retreats.
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
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
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
I was recently invited by the crew at JCI Manchester to present a talk on Impostor Syndrome. JCI is a global not-for-profit organisation run for members by members, which provides development opportunities for 18 - 40 year old professionals and leaders, to empower them to create positive change. Whilst presenting my talk I pointed to … Continue reading Imposter Syndrome~Why Bad Leaders Don’t Get it & How To Get Over It!
