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A major study on leadership was published recently by The Work Foundation. The two-year study, Exceeding Expectation: the principles of outstanding leadership , provides evidence that a people-centred approach to leadership results in outstanding performance...
Sitting in a traffic jam surrounded by snow, I took the opportunity to reflect on the past year. If 2009 has taught us anything, it’s that we can’t predict the future. However, as the early signs of recovery start to appear, let’s hope that we see the...
Find the source… ‘Energy is contagious’ I wrote in my last blog. But where can we get it from? How can we increase our natural reserves in order to improve our leadership effectiveness? The first step is to find the source of our own personal energy....
Yesterday I ran the Florence Marathon with a group of friends. It was wonderful running through the streets of such a beautiful city with some great people. Afterwards we had a celebratory pizza and beer and talked through the event. We each had our own...
In my last post, I talked about the erosion of trust in leaders. The current climate has caused many organisations to re-evaluate their strategic priorities and to change direction as a result. For this to work, employees need to be committed to the new...
We are now officially in the longest recession since modern records began in the 1950s - with little chance of recovery any time soon. Employees are being told to expect a long hard slog while the economy turns itself around. Yet while everyone else tightens...
Once upon a time, leaders didn’t have to worry too much about satisfying the requirements of different groups of individuals. Employees shared common expectations – usually focused on pay and job security. And most managers shared a traditionalist, autocratic...