I was giving a talk the other day to a group of entrepreneurs and business leaders and I jokingly mentioned I was writing a book entitled: ‘Stop being a Crap Boss and Be an Inspirational Leader!’ It raised quite a chuckle around the audience, but then it stimulated some lively debate around ‘crap bosses’. I … Continue reading 10 Behaviours Seen in Crap Bosses!
A challenge a lot of business leaders and entrepreneurs I work with face, is the ability to attract the calibre of people required for both peak performance and the successful growth of their business. In order to attract top talent, leaders must develop a culture which utilises what I define as: ELITE Magnetism. Read … Continue reading Attracting Top Talent with ELITE Magnetism
When I ask business owners the above question, they’ll often ask me what I mean. So I qualify the question with another one. I ask them: “Could you go on holiday for four weeks, have no contact with your team whilst you’re away and know that the organisation can still thrive?” Mostly the answer is … Continue reading LEADERSHIP: Are you carrying or influencing your organisation?
Competitive advantage is primarily seen as the ability to produce a product or service at a lower cost - aka comparative advantage - or in a more desirable fashion -aka differential advantage. Gaining a competitive advantage can be the result of several factors but the main idea is that you’re doing something in such a … Continue reading Developing a Comprehensive Advantage in Business
I was reading a book last night by the “SAS ~ Who Dares Wins” television team on leadership. And like most people who’ve come out of conflict zones they’ve had to deal with the aftermath of emotional and physical trauma. Unfortunately the military machine isn’t adept as yet, with coping with the complexity of individual … Continue reading RESILIENCE: “Who Cares Wins”
When you’re going through some tough times you really have two challenges going on simultaneously. One is the outer world challenge you’re faced with and the other one is the battle that’s raging on the inside. You have to master your inner game if you want to overcome the challenges life throws at you. I … Continue reading Developing a Mountain of RESILIENCE
The Oxford English dictionary announced after much discussion and research, that the word of the Year for 2016 was post-truth. It described post-truth as an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’. The word post-truth has … Continue reading RESILIENCE… Oxford’s word of the year for 2017?
Step 3 ~ Direction (continued) “…the way you get the most out of every moment you have on the planet, whether that’s personal or for business, is by acquiring new skills and by becoming better at what you do” Tim Ferris Working towards business freedom A great question Tim Ferris asks himself is: “What can … Continue reading Developing Creative Brilliance in your Team (Part 4)
Step 3 - Direction One of my earlier professions was as a personal trainer. It was working with clients who aspired to be fitter and healthier that inspired my quest for knowledge of the mind-body connection. Often I would be faced with new clients who’d been struggling with their weight for some time. As such … Continue reading Developing Creative Brilliance in your Team (Part 3)
Introduction In the previous article in this series I explained the CREATE model. If you’re going to unleash the creative brilliance in your team, you’ll need to foster some of the conditions which allow that to happen. These were the freedom to challenge existing paradigms, developing deep relationships amongst the team, exposure to novel experiences, … Continue reading Developing Creative Brilliance in your Team (Part 2)
