Tag Archives: Personal Development

Seven Signs Of Signing Off

Seven Signs Of Signing Off

Posted on17. Nov, 2008 by .

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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

Frank Is Your Friend

Posted on17. Nov, 2008 by .

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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 [...]

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Low G.I. Living

Low G.I. Living

Posted on17. Oct, 2008 by .

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Before you skip this installment (assuming its about better eating)- for the next five minutes let’s agree that G.I. stands for Good Intentions (not Glycemic Index!). What would change in your life if you acted quickly and decisively on every Good Intention? That’s true Low G.I. Living. All too often we go through life with [...]

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We Don’t Stay Workers

We Don’t Stay Workers

Posted on08. Oct, 2008 by .

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What a dream team you’d have if everyone on your team was a leader. Not just the person ‘in charge’. Everyone. And by ‘leader’ I don’t mean job title, a swanky office, or the where the buck actually stops. I simply mean the sort of team where everyone takes responsibility, works like it’s their own [...]

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You Get What You Focus On

You Get What You Focus On

Posted on24. Sep, 2008 by .

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Anyone who has bought a car knows about the impact focus has on what we notice. From the moment you really consider buying a particular model of car you see it everywhere you look. It seems as though there are ten times more of them on the road, overnight. That’s one of the powers of [...]

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My Own Worst Enemy

My Own Worst Enemy

Posted on17. Aug, 2008 by .

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I was speaking with someone this week who told me about an experiment that two life coaches initiated. They agreed to speak to each other how they speak to themselves, so every time they thought or said something towards themselves, they said it to the other person instead. The experiment only lasted until lunch when [...]

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Mandela’s Leadership Genius

Mandela’s Leadership Genius

Posted on31. Jul, 2008 by .

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Someone forward this exceptional article to me recently… “Mandela at 90 – His 8 Lessons of Leadership” I’m not even going to attempt to add anything to the wisdom of a man who has truly impacted the world for good. This is priceless, the distilled insight of a truly inspirational human being and world leader. [...]

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