What’s Different?
Long-term reflection can reveal interesting insights. This article delves into this topic and makes a suggestion for how you can create a reflective practice.
How to Be the Boss No-one Quits
People don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses. How do you become the boss that no-one wants to quit?
How to Make a Graceful Exit
People don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses. When you decide to quit, what then? How can you depart in a graceful manner?
Setting the Right Cultural Tone
A man walked into a bar… This article is about how you can create good culture and nip bad culture in the bud.
How to Develop Your Leadership Voice
Communication is key - here is a strategy for how you can be a better leader and find your leadership voice.
Approaching Goals from a Different Angle
Nice is better than Smart, when it comes to goals at least. And donuts!
How to Make Tough Decisions
There are many times in life that we face tough decisions - here I give a simple framework for how to approach them.
Managing Change (That You Didn’t Choose)
Change is inevitable - how can you respond and deal with it?
Dealing with a Busy Brain
The modern world can be an assault on the senses. Here’s how to handle too many tasks and notifications.
Eliminating Self-Sabotage
We tell ourselves stories all the time…the problem is, they’re mostly not true. Or at least not true any more.
Watch Out for Burnout
Burnout is an awful experience for more than 75% of workers at some point in their career. Here I help you spot the signs for you and your team.
Putting Change Into Practice
I write a lot about change and transformation - in this article I explain how to actually put it into practice, and introduce the idea of triple-loop learning.
Looking Back and Looking Forward
Here is a tool to help you reflect on the year behind and look forward to the year ahead.
Forget Resolutions - Choose a Theme Instead
Resolutions don’t work - in this article I introduce the idea of themes, and how you can use them both personally and professionally.
Giving Recognition and Rewards
External motivators like positive feedback, recognition, and awards can be super powerful, if used in balance.
Giving and Receiving Feedback
Be open to feedback…but don’t take criticism you wouldn’t take advice from.
Creating Team Autonomy
So you’ve created your leadership team. How much autonomy are you going to give them? And are you looking after their ‘monkeys’ for them?
Building a Leadership Team
You can’t work alone as a leader - in this article I explore how you can build an effective team around you, and what their attributes should be.
Your Words Have Power
Don’t give away your power and authority by using weak language. Have a look at some examples in this article.