Roger asked today: “Can you use too much persuasion?”. My answer… What is Persuasion? Manipulation: I get you to do something that is of benefit to me. Persuasion: I get you to do something that is of benefit to you, and to me. If you liked this post, you will also like Develop your Communications … Read more
If an oyster keeps all the sand out of his shell, he lives a life of comfort. At the end of his life, you find a dead oyster… in an empty shell. If a grain of sand enters the oyster’s shell, he loses his life of comfort. In order to protect himself from irritation, the … Read more
I am listening to Mandy Hickson sharing her life story with Vistage this morning. Mandy was the second ever female pilot flying combat missions for the British military. She shared her dream as a young girl of flying fast jets, and all the obstacles that she needed to overcome to make that dream come true. … Read more
Our Vistage Spain call today had “The Role of the Board” as our theme. This post gathers together some of the valuable resources shared by the group. The HBR Article Building Better Boards from May 2004 came highly recommended by the leaders of today’s workshop, much of the content below comes from that article. What … Read more
On Tuesday 26th May I had the privilege of speaking with over 50 leaders across Ireland who are alumni of Timoney Leadership Institute. Timoney has had a great relationship with IESE Business School and many of their leadership programs are taught by IESE Business School faculty. This is a wide ranging conversation about leadership and … Read more
“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.” Eleanor Roosevelt The day you lose your curiosity, you have lost the best of our human capacities. You have lost the capacity to see things as they could … Read more
This article by Vistage CEO Sam Reese was originally published on the Vistage blog. Over his 35 year career as a business leader, Sam has led large and midsize organizations and has advised CEOs and key executives of companies all over the world. Over to Sam… The COVID-19 pandemic presents new challenges for leaders, but … Read more
Years ago I listen as a wise man in his late 80s shared this story of a human life. His challenge to us was that to be at peace in your 80s depends on how you live your 35-55 “mid life”. There is an inevitable moment of crisis that comes in “mid life”, sometime between … Read more
Here’s a case of a product that has grown through word of mouth marketing: Brompton bikes. Our family have become big users of Brompton bikes over the last ten years. We have 3, and a range of child seat options so that the 4 of us can head into old town Barcelona on a weekend. … Read more
According to legend, King Solomon shared this with a sultan who requested a sentence that would always be true, in good time and in bad. His answer: This, too, shall pass We are in quarantine here in Spain. A state of emergency. We are now in week 9, and happily there have been some relaxing … Read more