Contagious or contagion in the English language is usually used to describe an infectious illness or disease.We know, even the common cold passes from one person to another, so therefore is contagious. Of course, more serious health iss...

We all have it.It’s with us during our waking hours.It’s like an observer, internally silently observing what we’re doing, what we’re saying, what we’re thinking.Until we learn the value of this silent observer, and ho...

Leadership and a Happy Team Happy ? You should be happy you’ve got a job, now get on with it.Working in a happy team is like working with friends.Aaagh… but friends will be easily distracted. We must always...

There was a time – and it’s in the recent past, and in some cases still exists - when mental health was a subject which was ignored.Stressed? We all have that, just get on with your job. Stressed? Take a day off. B...

Leadership and Laughter (You’re joking !)This is serious.We have objectives to meet.We have our eyes fixed on the vision, of where we are going.We are empowered to perform at our best, better even than we thought we could.We...

Leadership and the Impact of HRHR : Human Resources HR: Human Relationships HR: Hire Right (Thanks to Jim Collin’s book ‘Good to Great’)HR: The most important department in any organization (Sorry Sales...

Most of us in the workforce at some stage have had someone appointed to a role ‘above us’.“ Who is he? “Where has he come from?”“How much does he know about the job?”“Will we like him?” Or her.Of course, there’s probably...

Leadership - Good …or Bad ?Of course we all want – and deserve – good leadership.Good leadership inspires, it challenges team members to look for a better way, it enables team members perform at their best – even better than the...

Leadership - Everything Starts With ListeningEverything? Well… of course there has to be sounds of words first, that we then listen to in the verbal process of communication.But in this verbal process, every request, every actio...

Tme is passing – always.When we start anything our eyes are almost always on the watch.What is it about leaders and time?What happens the team is not prepared, is not ready, not fully briefed?Confusion can rise, ...

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 ...