Conor writes about Intentional Leadership and Building Self Belief in those around you
What is a Leader? Simple answer: Someone with Followers. You have to have Followers in order to be a Leader. How do you get Followers? 2 things Make you a Leader with Followers: See a Change that is Required in the World Bring together Resources to Achieve this Change
“If every one of you changed the life of just 10 people… in 6 generations we will have changed the world” Admiral McRaven Admiral McRaven offered advice for changing the world from his 36 years of experience as a Navy SEAL: Ask for help when you need it, respect everyone, persevere through failures and, make… Continue reading Step 1 in Leadership: Make your Bed, Navy Seal Admiral McRaven
When I run seminars on leadership, I often share the lessons learnt from the work Kouzes and Posner did to create their book “The Leadership Challenge”. They identified the 4 most important characteristics of a leader that gets the greatest discretionary effort out of the people around them. Number 2 on this list is “Competence”. … Continue reading Leaders are Responsible for their Learning
What is the good life? We can survive for 75 years… but what is a good use of those years? The good life is choosing to go beyond mere survival. The good life is a daily intentional choice to flourish. We can develop the best of our strengths and bring the worst of our weaknesses under… Continue reading The ABC’s of a Fulfilling Life: Action, Belief, Curiosity, Discipline, Energy & Friends
I’ve been reading a few books recommended by my readers and youtube watchers since my recent video review of The Surrender Experiment 4 weeks ago. A wonderful author that I was recommended is Dr David Hawkins. He was a psychotherapist who worked over 50 years with patients in all stages of conscious functioning. In this… Continue reading Personal Growth: Moving up the 15 Levels of Consciousness, from Dr David Hawkins
Ken Blanchard’s book “The One Minute Manager” is short, simple, quick to read… and excellent for any new manager or leader. In this video I share 4 Conversations that Ken Blanchard says we need to learn to be able to have with our team members if we wish to be effective Servant Leaders. 4 Conversations… Continue reading Servant Leadership: The 4 Conversations that Ken Blanchard says we need to be able to have
This video is from Bilbao in front of the Guggenheim Museum. I was in Bilbao for the launch of Vistage in the region. In my courses I often have participants who hate following standard processes. Sometimes this is a good thing. When you decide to break the rules, you better do your homework and preparation… Continue reading Standing out from the Crowd: If you are going to be Different, Execution must be Excellent
This is a wonderful 10 minute speech by Brian Brault, Chairman of the Entrepreneurs’ Organisation, during a United Nations Global meeting on how Entrepreneurship can make a difference to the UN Developmental Goals. Creating a Shared Future for Entrepreneurs and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. I… Continue reading Brian Brault, Chairman of The Entrepreneurs’ Organisation, Inspiring Speech at the United Nations
“To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with Spring” George Santayana I spent most of this week in Ireland teaching at UCD Smurfit Business School and then running a corporate event at Croke Park. This week’s video is from Croke park – you… Continue reading Happiness: Be Interested in the Changing Seasons
This video is about a book that I read last week that has had a major impact on my approach to life (even if only over the last 7 days…). The Surrender Experiment Check out: The Surrender Experiment, by Michael Singer https://amzn.to/2I0C6DC Read More Great Books If you would like to see my full list… Continue reading Book Recommendation: The Surrender Experiment by Michael Singer