Tag: leadership
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What do excellent CEOs do? (according to McKinsey research)
A company has only one ultimate decision maker: the CEO. The CEO is the only person in a company without peers. No other individual holds such a full and final responsibility for the company. The CEO is the most powerful and sought-after title in business, more influential than any other. The CEO takes the company’s […]
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Leaders Must Develop 2 Skills in the People around Them
If you are a leader, you need to work on developing 2 skills in the people around you: Influence and Decision Making. The Importance of Influence Skills Without the people around you learning how to influence others, they will always need your involvement to get anything done. Read more on Influence 18 Influence Methods to […]
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What is the fundamental characteristic of a leader?
What makes a person into a leader? Charisma? No. Communication? No. Experience? No. They deserve a promotion because of past efforts? No. What ideas do you have? There is one characteristic without which you cannot be called a leader. Followers? Yes…Â but what do you need to have as a leader so that others actually […]
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What kind of Leadership do we need now?
In his 30 years of asking this question, Wharton Business School Professor Stew Friedman has heard one word become increasingly common:Â Flexible Elements of Flexible Leadership What does it mean to be flexible as a leader? flexible adjective capable of bending easily without breaking; able to be easily modified to respond to altered circumstances. What context […]
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Four Powerful Coaching Lessons from my Summer Tennis Teacher
This summer I played a lot of tennis (for me): I played 5 hours each week. Initially, I played with my family, but then was encouraged to hire a tennis coach. I haven’t had a tennis lesson since I was a kid. Rackets have evolved in the last 30 years and so have techniques. I […]
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Stuart Lancaster – How to Be A Great Leader (of Rugby Teams)
Just listening to Stuart Lancaster deliver a webinar for IIBN. He shared his path to head coach of the England rugby team, the hard blow of falling out of the home rugby world cup, and his current role as part of the leadership of Leinster rugby club. 10 Necessary Ingredients of a Great Leader Be […]
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Q&A from Webinar: How to Lead in Times of Great Uncertainty
I ran a webinar yesterday for IESE Business School. I answered 4 of the questions during the webinar, but there were a lot more questions that we didn’t have time to cover in any depth. I’ve copied the questions here and will give my brief answer to each. How to Lead in times of Great […]
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Webinar: How to Lead in Times of Great Uncertainty
This event will be streamed live on the IESE Business School Linkedin Page here: https://www.linkedin.com/school/iese-business-school/ Monday April 6th 16:00 CET You can also follow live on youtube or on this blog post: How to Lead in times of Great Uncertainty What can I do personally to engage myself, my leadership team and the people throughout […]
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The 20 Mile March
In these difficult times, this story about the 20 Mile March is my reminder of what to focus on… and how to stay in control of my life. I first heard this story from Jim Collins. He shares it in his book Good to Great. Here, I share my version of the story… and how […]
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If you lose your laugh, you lose everything
These are my notes from the words of an Indian spiritual leader called Sadhguru, which I found positive, generous and calming. I had never heard of this man a few days ago… but have found his voice and his words a source of inspiration and clarity over the last 6 days. Here’s the livestream that […]