Personal Development | The Leadership Coach™

Think Like Your Successor Would

Posted on16. Feb, 2009 by Paul Andrew.

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In an executive coaching session with a very successful business leader last week I hit on an idea for overcoming a challenge we all face once we’ve been in a leadership role for a while. No matter how well we start, sooner or later there comes a point when we realise we’ve lost perspective on [...]

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Get It Right (The art of conflict resolution)

Posted on02. Feb, 2009 by Paul Andrew.

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Conflict is a fact of life when you lead teams. It can be addressed in a way that minimises the pain that conflict creates for people, leaving the team intact and the focus on the future. On the other hand we’ve probably all experienced the devastating damage that teams are plagued by when they handle [...]

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What’s So New About Your New Year?

Posted on19. Jan, 2009 by Paul Andrew.

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What does it take to make a New Year truly “new”? Besides the date ending with 09 instead of 08 what have you personally brought to this year that is different/ fresh/ bold/ exciting? Why not take a quick inventory right now of the following key areas as a leader, and ask yourself this one [...]

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Look Where You Want To Go

Posted on15. Dec, 2008 by Paul Andrew.

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Snowboarding is one sport that I picked up easily, though not without a few bruises along the way. I’m not a natural sportsman but one piece of advice from a friend on my first day snowboarding made a huge difference. As I twisted my body around and tried hard to force the board to go [...]

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Promote Yourself To CEO

Posted on01. Dec, 2008 by Paul Andrew.

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Whether you lead a small team, a large department or a huge corporation you can promote yourself to CEO. Today. Ok, maybe not Chief Executive Officer, but certainly a different kind of ‘CEO’ to remind you of three essential things you MUST bring to those you lead. I believe every leader should be three people, [...]

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Seven Signs Of Signing Off

Posted on17. Nov, 2008 by Paul Andrew.

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If you’ve been in leadership for a while, you’ve probably had somebody leave your team that caught you by surprise. In more challenging economic times it’s more important than ever to make sure we’re retaining good people on our teams. Perhaps I’ve watched one too many episode of House or ER but I’ve heard the [...]

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Frank Is Your Friend

Posted on17. Nov, 2008 by Paul Andrew.

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When it comes to building great teams, frank is your friend. Not frank the person, frank the quality. Leaders who create environments where communication stays frank (open, honest & clear) set their teams up to succeed. I’ve coached and spoken for numerous organisations and so observed many different cultures when it comes to communication. Cultures [...]