Current blog 2009 archive 2008 archive Blog 2009 archive Leadership fact: Goldfish + Ocean = Death Posted on: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 / 00:00 hrs What do your mistakes say about you? There are 3 types of mistakes we make as leaders and send powerful messages to the people we lead. » more Part 2 would you work for no pay - the results are in! Posted on: Friday, June 26, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Personnel today has announced that some BA staff have indeed elected to work a month for no pay ( http://tinyurl.com/laz9ft ) about 800 of them (out of 40000 asked that's still a significant number I guess). » more Would you work for no pay? Posted on: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 / 00:00 hrs A couple of weeks ago, in an effort to cut costs and weather the recession storm (storms - never a good thing for an airline) British Airways announced that it would ask its staff if they were willing to forego a month's worth of salary. if you CEO asked you to forgo a month's salary for the good of the business what would you do? » more Do we need another hero? Posted on: Thursday, June 04, 2009 / 00:00 hrs In arguing that we don't need another hero, Tina, and Ivana, are in good company echoing, as they do, thoughts expressed in President Barack Obama's call of 'we are the ones we have been waiting for' or Mahatma Gandhi's 'be the change you want to see in the world'. Yet, it is also hard to ignore that in testing times calls for heroes have never been so lud or that indeed, in my own field of interest, business leadership, personal heroics seem to be a requirement to anyone wanting to be recognized » more Rituals help you lead in uncertainty Posted on: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 / 00:00 hrs One of the paradox of uncertain times is that the less clarity we have the more we demand it. For leaders this seems like an impossible task to fulfill. How can you (except for lying which is not a sustainable strategy) give people even more clarity when you have less as each day passes? The good news is that you don't have to. » more The art of stealth leadership Posted on: Thursday, May 21, 2009 / 00:00 hrs What Aaron Koblin outlines in the clip below is probably what I would call crowdsourcing by stealth. One of the reason I wanted to bring his work to your attention is because in its own way it illustrate what I have found to be one of the major shifts we need to make to lead the exciting world of opportunities offered by mass collaboration - the shift from role to tasks. » more Leadership lessons from marketing Posted on: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 / 00:00 hrs There are leadership lessons everywhere for those who care to look but some places are logical avenues for insights yet are often overlooked. Take marketing for example. Whilst some leaders might be inclined to go to their HR professionals for leadership advice I don't know of any who naturally gravitate towards the marketing department when needing insights on how to be followed. » more creativity - be careful what you wish for Posted on: Friday, May 08, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Today I had the good fortune to meet up with Gordon Torr, bestselling author of 'managing creative people' and his wife Karine. If you follow this blog you will have heard me (can you hear on a blog? anyway) mention Gordon before as I got so much from his book. here are some key insights on creativity. » more opinions never go out of fashion Posted on: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Whilst following the American Presidential Election Campaign I became an avid reader of political blogs ( ). One that I always turned to was PunditMom. What made it attractive to me is best summed up by the blog's tagline having an opinion never goes out of style'. This phrase encapsulates much of the challenge of leadership development. » more Learn something from the google of shoes Posted on: Friday, May 01, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Executives are always on the look out for a company that does something strange/different that seems to be keeping it doing well even when times are tough. Mix with that a company that seems to use social media to its advantage and you have a new darling of the best practice brigade. » more leadership's bullwhip effect Posted on: Saturday, April 25, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Supply chain executives are all familiar with the Bullwhip effect - the idea that small changes in consumer demand lead to ever greater variations as you travel down the supply chain. The same phenomenon is at play with leadership. A leader's intent and edict become amplify as they travel along operational line down the hierarchy. So what can be done to ensure that one's conversations remain just that - questions and answers on a theme rather than orders and edicts on a hierarchy? » more Some people are amazing Posted on: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / 00:00 hrs To get reviews (good, bad or indifferent) is always an honor (anyone taking the time to review your work is doing you a huge favor) but to get reviews from people you respect and whose work has influenced and challenged you is even more exciting. So imagine how excited I am to have received quotes from both Gordon and Richard whose work I cant recommend enough. » more 18 minutes to change the world Posted on: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / 00:00 hrs 18 minutes to change the world » more Micro pleasures - eyeliner leadership Posted on: Saturday, April 11, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Micro pleasures - eyeliner leadership » more Is your organization worth a detour? Posted on: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 / 19:00 hrs Is your organization worth a detour? » more Hello Alltop Posted on: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Hello Alltop » more Dealing with recessions Posted on: Friday, March 27, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Dealing with recessions » more G20 Will you cast the first stone? Posted on: Friday, March 27, 2009 / 00:00 hrs G20 will you cast the first stone? » more development - where should you start? Posted on: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Development - where should you start? » more What does engagement look like? Posted on: Friday, March 20, 2009 / 00:00 hrs What does engagement look like? » more The Long Tale* Posted on: Thursday, March 19, 2009 / 00:00 hrs The Long Tale* » more words matter order doesn't Posted on: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 / 00:00 hrs words matter order doesn't » more 60 seconds to tell a story Posted on: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 / 00:00 hrs 60 seconds to tell a story » more Get back to work Posted on: Friday, March 06, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Get back to work » more The Elvis fallacy Posted on: Monday, March 02, 2009 / 00:00 hrs The Elvis fallacy » more The only book you'll ever need Posted on: Friday, February 27, 2009 / 00:00 hrs This will make you better in no time » more What are you going to do if things go really bad? Posted on: Thursday, February 26, 2009 / 00:00 hrs What are you going to do if things go really bad? » more Is it just me? Posted on: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 / 00:00 hrs Is it just me or are we all at it? » more Bail out or Bow out? 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