At the risk of stating the obvious, effective communication, especially in business, is critical for the outcomes we are seeking.But I’m sure you knew that. Well, I assume you did.In connecting ideas and concepts, instructions a...

Globally, 21% of Staff Are Engaged According to the well-respected Gallop organization, as surveyed in 2024 and published in 2025, a massive 79% of staff scored low to 'not engaged'.If we were to break that figure down, man...

Conversations with direct reports – team members – are an essential part of leadership.Leaders need to have conversations which are part of their relationship with team members. The conversations reinforce, or highlight the leader’s com...

Is failure of itself part of the leadership journey or does it mean the end of leadership?The word ‘failure’ in the English language has clear and concise meaning.In our school years we all were fearful of the possibility of ‘fa...

The monthly salary for each employee is what all employees want. Of course.However what drives employees is more than money.Research shows that employees have far more important drivers than money.Meaning,...

After what was likely to have been a rigorous recruitment process to select the best person to take on the vacant role in the team, and we then use the impersonal term ‘onboarding’.Leadership, of course, is a relationship, and that rela...

Most of us follow a career progression often in the city in which we grew up.We learn “leadership “for that context and even though initially it may be challenging at least, we seem to have an understanding, not only the language but al...

The year is done and we move on to the next. Do we leave the problems of the past year in the trashcan and move on?Hopefully each of those problems were a lesson, a learning and what arose from the ashes, hopefully became a...

Another year is finishing and we prepare for the next year. Another major project has been completed and we prepare for the next one. Of course, both of these events have one thing in common for all leaders. That is, the review:...

Three things are certain in this life: death, taxes, and you will leave your job. Maybe not this week, maybe not next year. There may be a promotion there may be a position in another organization. Or you may resign or retire. What...

Leadership has one objective. It’s always and only the outcome which is the reason for leadership.Leadership brings everyone together with a 'shared vision'. Everyone knows where they are going, the view to the mountain peak is ...

If leadership is a behavior and leadership is 24/7, how and when does the leader’s day begin?Leadership is also an attitude and that attitude drives behavior.If leadership behavior is 24/7, then typically the leader will be look...

In the organizational environment… the corporate world… we tend to regard leaders as operating with their team, their division and the company overall. These same people – at whatever level – also operate or interact with external c...

Leadership and the Value of Appreciation Leaders inspire.Leaders motivate.Quite possibly the simplest and most powerful way to achieve both of these is the appreciation shown genuinely to individuals and the tea...

Leadership and Unethical Behavior Un - ethical. Without ethics. How would you feel working for someone whose ethics were at least questionable?Is that person a leader?Surely not as without ethics, how will ...

Leadership and Resilience Your client has just ‘pulled the pin’ on a project you’ve given your heart and soul on for six months. They blame budget cuts.Two key members of your team have just decided to move on. How will you f...

Leaders Who Don’t Want Promotion “But of course I want a promotion. That’s what it’s all about isn’t it? It’s called career progression. Oh, and a salary increase - of course.“  We keep saying in these weekly vide...

Leaders and Workplace Politics “Office politics ? Here ? Nah ! Except maybe…one person… occasionally. “Of course we’re all working as a team.Of course we’re collaborating to get the best results.And of course, s...

Leaders Create Learners“Why should I encourage you to learn? You’re here to do a job.”We could call that ‘manager-talk’.We know that the best leaders are the best learners. They may even say: “I learn from my people ever...

Leaders Are the Best ListenersLeadership is everyone’s business.Listening is leaders’ business.We all take listening for granted.We are all, at some stage and in some situations, guilty of poor listening, of n...

“Whaaat ? No, that cannot be.”“I have more experience that’s why I’m in charge.”No, that may have been the case twenty years ago, when managers became managers because they could handle every job function. Often they we...

We’ve all been ‘told’ what to do.We’ve all been ‘told’ how to do it.But being asked :“How will you feel when we’ve achieved this amazing outcome together?”Or “What do you need from me to make this ...

Leaders Create Meetings Which Motivate Meetings ! Meetings are an essential part of our working lives. Whether it’s three people or thirty… in person or virtual…short or … painfully running over time, we must be p...

We’ve all heard the pre-flight safety briefing: “Take the oxygen mask and place it over your nose.” You can’t help anyone unless you first look after yourself.Then you can share your oxygen mask when you first take care of th...

Leaders Have Impact with Stories As children, we are told or read stories from a very early age.Parents tell their children stories and the children are engaged and enthralled in the telling of the story.Stories are...