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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
The most important part of leadership? Ensuring that the team, the organisation, the institution, the vision and mission can live on after you. It is hard to let go of the ego part of you that enjoys being “needed”. It is difficult to accept that there needs to be a future beyond you. If an … Read more
The 3 areas you can mess up if you are to fail at Leading yourself and others: Relationships Self Awareness Openness to Change Check out the video below to understand what it means to not mess up on relationships, self awareness and openness to change. What is Leadership? An effective leader is a person who: … Read more
Managers and Leader are very different animals. Management is about Control. Management controls 1 of 3 things: Quality Time Money Management is always about tradeoffs. If you want quality, you have to sacrifice time or money. If you want fast, you have to sacrifice quality or money. If you want cheap, you have to sacrifice … Read more
This week’s video comes from Champery in Switzerland where I have been part of the faculty for a leadership program for the Avanade company. One of the other faculty is a Leadership Coach called Kris Girrell. He shared a simple 4 part structure for a Coaching Conversation. The 4 Coaching Questions What’s Up? What’s So? … Read more
This list was put together by my father, Terry Neill, in the 1980’s as a reminder for himself and those around him about the nature of good leadership, and the easy pitfalls of Non-Leadership. He led businesses through good times and through tough times and I can see the positive impact he has had on … Read more
One of my most read & shared posts ever is 11 Differences between Busy People and Productive People. Productivity is clearly a theme which resonates with you, my favorite reader. Robert Pozen and Kevin Downey write about 3 keys to productivity over at Harvard Business Review. They share a summary of their work on personal … Read more