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Thursday, June 03, 2010

Oops!! - BP chief apologises for 'I'd like my life back' comment

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Under-fire BP chief executive Tony Hayward issued an apology yesterday for saying in an interview that he would "like my life back,...

The Difference Between Business Champions and Sporting Champions

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The way we define the “Champion” level for the clients with whom we work makes it a lot easier to become a “champion” in the business or non...
Wednesday, June 02, 2010

The Scoreboard Can't Tell You Everything

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This interview with Bill Carter, partner in and founder of Fuse, a youth marketing agency, was featured in The New York Times: ‘Q.  Talk ab...

The Importance of linking Job Descriptions to Corporate Strategy

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Recent research from the US shows that companies that fail to take action to regularly link jobs to strategy often are more than twice as li...
Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Jose Mourinho and Leadership

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‘Many people work hard, but not well. You must create good leadership with the players , which is an accepted leadership, not leadership by ...

Increase your Self-Awareness to become a Better Leader

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Too many leaders think they are adept at everything. Self-aware leaders know that they can't possibly have the skills and knowledge to d...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Leadership

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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Are you Feared or Respected as a Leader?

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CEOs; are you feared or respected?   How do you tell if your employees respect you or fear you? A Team of Yes-men : Feared CEOs either surr...
Saturday, May 29, 2010

Do Leaders in Your Organisation have the Skills to Lead Change?

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The 2010 edition of the  Ashridge Management Index: Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century  indicates that whilst most managers (71%) de...
Friday, May 28, 2010

Control the Controllables

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Do you ever feel like events in your life have drifted out of control?  Some days, it's easy to feel that way. No matter how diligently...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

Values Based Leadership

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Steve Newberry, CEO of Lam Research Corporation, gives a keynote presentation based on his model of leadership. Newberry is a graduate of th...

What Is Your Leadership Brand?

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A leadership brand tells people what is distinctive about you as a leader and communicates what you have to offer. Summarising your brand ...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A Winner's Philosophy

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Dave Brailsford is British Cycling's performance director and the general manager of Team Sky. His presiding philosophy is that a sport...

Excellence Under Pressure

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Excellence Under Pressure is one of the values of Positive Leadership. This means: UNDER PRESSURE, WE HAVE MORE TIME THAN WE FEEL ...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Summer Reading

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Here are some books worth reading this summer: On leadership: Reorganize for Resilience: Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business ...

Character

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Character is one of the values of Positive Leadership. This means: CHARACTER MAKES TRUST POSSIBLE - TRUST MAKES LEADERSHIP POSSI...
Monday, May 24, 2010

Visualisation Techniques

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How do athletes, and others who take performance very seriously, bring out the best in themselves? Athletes began to use leading-edge techn...

Hard Work

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Hard Work is one of the values of Positive Leadership. This means: THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR WORK – IT IS THE PRICE OF SUCCESS ...
Sunday, May 23, 2010

Visualising the Finish Line

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Visualisation techniques can help you become a better manager of your time. Sometimes, the hardest part of a job is getting started. You...

Confidence & Poise

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Confidence and Poise are values of Positive Leadership. This means: CONFIDENT LEADERS ACCEPT WHERE THEY’RE AT, BUT THEY’RE NOT SA...
Saturday, May 22, 2010

Philosophy of Life

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Do you have a philosophy of life, for yourself? Could you describe your philosophy to someone else, in 25 words or less?  We were talking w...

Judgement

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Judgement is one of the values of Positive Leadership. This means: DECISION MAKING IS PART SCIENCE, PART ART.  JUDGEMENT DET...
Friday, May 21, 2010

A Leader's Values Are Always 'On The Clock'

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  Andy Murray is the Worldwide CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi X and an industry pioneer in the new advertising discipline of shopper market...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

How to Develop Creative Leadership in Your Business

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IBM has just released its 2010 Global CEO Study , based on face-to-face interviews conducted with over 1,500 CEOs spanning 60 countries and ...