The Leadership Coach™ by Paul Andrew | Keynote Speaker, Corporate Trainer, Management Consultant

The Inner Circle Test

Posted on 19. May, 2011 by Paul Andrew.

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Real leaders surround themselves with people who challenge them, not people who worship them. You can tell a lot about a leader by the sort of people they surround themselves with. Often the conversations on this subject focus on the calibre of those you have in your inner circle, and I agree with that to [...]

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Everyone Leading

Posted on 22. Apr, 2011 by Paul Andrew.

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Truly great teams are places where everyone leads. While most organisations are content to build leadership structures, the best companies instead build leadership cultures. Leadership is more than a title, a job description, a corner office or place on the org chart. Leadership is as much about how we carry ourselves, and how we carry [...]

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The L-Myth

Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Paul Andrew.

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In his bestselling book “The E-Myth” Michael Gerber attacks some common misconceptions around what it means to be an entrepreneur. He debunks why people become entrepreneurs, what a business really is, and helps explain why so many people struggle with their small business that was supposed to give them “freedom”. I believe there’s an L-Myth [...]

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Have You Capped Your Potential?

Posted on 10. Feb, 2011 by Paul Andrew.

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There’s an unusual looking building I often walk past in New York at 11 Madison Avenue. Today it is home to Credit Suisse’s World Headquarters. Back in 1909 the Met Life Tower on the site was the tallest building in the world. In the decades that followed, the enormous base of what was to be [...]

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Leadership Dashboard

Posted on 27. Jan, 2011 by Paul Andrew.

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When you’re learning to drive a car the dashboard can seem so complicated. I remember how scary it felt to drag my eyes away from the road for a fleeting moment to glance down at the dashboard. For fear of speeding fines I would try to remember to check my speed occasionally, but that was [...]

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On Being A Champion

Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by Paul Andrew.

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“Champion” is a noun, but it’s also a verb. I believe a leader’s ambition should be both: to be a champion, but also to champion others. There’s something unattractive about the person who is great at what they do, but lets it go to their head. They forget that true success is not measured only [...]

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Distracted By Defining Moments

Posted on 25. Nov, 2010 by Paul Andrew.

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I’m concerned that our modern obsession with “defining moments” in life is distracting us from the real business of building our future. Don’t get me wrong- there’s no doubt that each of us experiences major events, both good and bad, that have a profound impact on who we are. It could be conquering a mountain… [...]