This video is inspired by George RR Martin and his view on leadership and the price of power. Kouzes and Posner in The Leadership Challenge show that being a good person gets the greatest effort out of the people around you, but just being a nice person can mean you avoid the really tough decisions … Read more
This list is Conor’s “Sunday afternoon in a coffee shop brain dump” of reasons why Business Leaders seek the support of an Executive Coach or Mentor either independently or through an organisation like Vistage. I’ve been working on leadership development for over a decade through my roles at IESE Business School, Entrepreneurs Organisation and Vistage. … Read more
Are you a Business Leader? I’ve been part of Entrepreneurs’ Organisation for the last 10 years and for almost any significant decision I have taken in the last decade, there are 9 people in my forum group who have helped me take a better decision. I would share with them: the background to the decision … Read more
“Some People Go 24 Hours Without Hearing a Single Positive Thing Said About Them” Coach George Raveling (on the Tim Ferriss podcast) I was struck by this sentence. I was inspired by Tim Ferriss’ interview with Coach George Raveling. George speaks so clearly and concisely about life and learning and our role. His life has … Read more
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” Aristotle There are few things more important than understanding your own personal strategic recipes for enjoying a positive, fulfilling experience of your own life. What is a Strategic Recipe. Let’s start with what constitutes a “strategy”. “A Strategy is a system of producing a consistent result”. Tony Robbins … Read more
I was on the road for 8 hours over last 2 days, lots of podcasts. I listened to Tim Ferriss speaking to Jason Fried. Jason seems an interesting character – professes to have no goals as he learnt at a young age that setting and aiming at goals only served to detract from his joy … Read more
Mark Fritz is a regular Vistage speaker who is on a mission to end micromanagement around the world. He is passionate about helping leaders create highly engaged organisations where every employee treats the business as if it were their own. One of my favourite examples from Mark is his question: “why does nobody ever wash … Read more
If you want your kids to thrive in the next decades in the commercial world, internet sage Seth Godin tells us that they need to learn to be good at two (and only 2) things: Solve Interesting Problems Lead If you can raise a kid who can solve interesting problems and lead (which requires emotional … Read more
This video is about how to become someone who is inspiring to those around you. There are 4 key ingredients of the people that get the best out of the teams around them. I shared this talk with over 800 school heads, teaching leaders and educational leaders at the Global Forum on Girls Education in … Read more
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