Inevitably, the start of a new year brings with it a renewed sense of promise. Even if you’re averse to setting resolutions or intentions, it’s difficult to resist the opportunity to reflect on where you’re at in your life and what changes might be necessary...
“The great leaders are like the best conductors – they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.” – Blaine Lee Many organisations, steeped in traditional hierarchy, probably look a lot like an orchestra. Each musician is given their exact set of musical...
It may not be apt to compare our current turbulence, to the enormous challenges faced by Abraham Lincoln, in the transformation of America. However, there is indeed much to learn from his extraordinarily courageous leadership as we attempt to transform our own leadership capabilities in...
The title Chief Executive Officer or CEO sounds really grandiose. Almost godlike, sadly. It is as though anyone who has reached this title in their career is at the pinnacle of their success, with little more to aspire to. Most who find themselves on the...
There is an old saying that goes; “Who you are being speaks so loudly, that I can’t hear a word you are saying”. Actions have always spoken louder than words. This timeless lesson is truly relevant when exploring the actions of worship, in all its various forms. Mahatma...
By Pete Laburn All great leaders in history appear to have one thing in common. They led primarily out of who they were, even though we celebrate what they did. We might salute their courageous and decisive action, but this was predicated by a deep sense...
The third of a 3-part series on leadership development in a post-COVID world Read part 1 Read part 2 Let’s get the elephant out of the room. Are leaders born or are they made? The answer is an emphatic YES. Courageous, empathic and visionary leaders who positively and proactively...
The second of a 3-part series on leadership development in a post-COVID world Read part 1 In Part 1, Leadership’s Dark Ages, we suggested that the leadership competency model was developed and ‘perfected’ in an industrial age construct. And that many organisations remain stuck in the paradigm...
The first of a 3 part series on leadership development in a Post-COVID world Leadership competencies were close to useless 40 years ago when they were first developed. Today, they are obsolete. Yet so many Human Resources and Training departments still cling doggedly to them while the...
The world is being turned on its head by the CoronaVirus pandemic. Frankly, there is good in this. It has it rapidly enforced the need for people to ‘work remotely’, a growing global trend. Driven by unnecessarily wasted hours of commuting and the stress of...