Every leader knows that so much more would be possible if they could just get their key leaders to step up to another level. After all, leadership isn’t just about guiding the ship; it’s about empowering your crew to navigate through uncharted waters. That’s where real magic happens – when your top leaders evolve, the whole …
As leaders, we often find ourselves bridging gaps in our teams – assuming tasks they should be handling, pondering over issues they should be addressing. And in doing so, we deviate from our primary responsibilities. It’s frustrating when it feels like everyone is performing below their potential. So, if I aspire to stretch the abilities of …
I want to share a simple insight that has the potential to change the engagement and ownership of your organisation.The one insight you need before you can grow your team’s sense of ownershipOne of the leaders in our current Impact Accelerator programme, Bart, sends me a weekly reflection on his insights and progress. Last month the programme …
Someone on your team is a problem. They’re not pulling their weight, or they are creating collateral damage in the wider organisation due to their inappropriate behaviours. Either way, it’s an unwelcome distraction and the situation poses a risk to your goals and objectives for the business. How should you handle this situation? Let’s look at …
One of the paradoxes of modern business is that we’re increasingly using data to inform decision-making, but there’s a real lack of actionable data on the people that solve problems, drive initiatives and innovate solutions. Over the last 20 years, businesses have adopted personality assessments such as MBTI, DISC, Insights and the like. Whilst these increase self-awareness and …
I just got off the phone with a senior leader at a multinational. He’s experienced, highly competent and in the middle of a turnaround situation. During our call, I asked him “so what’s your vision for your team next year? How do they need to grow and step up? What would you like them to be doing …
Strong, strategic leaders are an incredible asset – but they can easily and permanently undermine the long-term success of the team. Here’s how you can avoid this common but often unseen pitfall.Superstar leader, strong team – but growing disengagementI was working with the Senior Leadership Team of a UK company. 10 experienced people around the table, …
You might have a focused strategy, a great product and relentless execution, but if you fail to harness the power of one key leadership perspective in your team, your impact will remain moderate. In this article we’ll cover the key to skyrocket your team’s influence and achieve your goals faster than ever. But first, a quick story.How …
If you’re an entrepreneurial, visionary leader but are frustrated at your team’s performance or their reluctance to ‘get on board’, the good news is there’s a huge opportunity to increase performance. There’s an essential leadership perspective on your team that you may actually feel is holding you back, but in fact can make all the difference.A …
“I want more innovative thinking from my organisation.” We hear this all the time from C-Suite leaders. Well, what if there were actually game-changing ideas that you simply weren’t hearing?When a missed perspective results in missed opportunitiesI was coaching the exec team of a high-growth tech firm, and had some in-depth discussions with the two …
If you are a driven, strategic leader, you might be creating unnecessary resistance, stress and drama in your organisation because you’ve unintentionally shut down a critical leadership perspective on your team. Here’s how you can avoid this common trap.A Visionary Leader…. An Organisation in TattersWhen I was at Cisco, a new leader came in to …
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