How to Be an Approachable Leader
“People leave managers, not companies,” is the mantra of Marcus Buckingham’s book on leadership[1]. And if I were to simplify […]
Quiet Firing: Don’t Be So Quick to Burn Bridges
‘Quiet quitting’ has been a buzzword in the corporate world recently – staff members are taking back their personal lives […]
Better to Bend than Break: Why Leaders Should be Flexible to Change
The ability to be adaptable is becoming gold amongst leaders in the contemporary corporate world. A post-pandemic perspective has seen […]
Management Training: Keeping Up with the Changing Workforce
It is no secret that the workforce is changing, and with these changes comes a sharper focus on attraction and retention […]
Are you a ‘Quiet Leader’?
Have you ever heard the phrase “quiet leaders”? This is a leadership style whose description may seem much more familiar […]
… And Three Things First-Time CEOs Should Do
Now that you have been introduced to what life as a first-time CEO has in store, here are three recommendations […]
Eight Things Every First-Time CEO Should Hear…
If you are reading this, chances are you have encountered articles telling you that a good chief executive officer (CEO) […]
How Consultants Add Value for Startups
Throughout my career I’ve found myself gravitating towards startup assignments. I’m a builder, so I find creating a business from […]
Watch outs for 2022 Executive Compensation
Most US-based publicly traded company boards will currently be approving 2021 executive incentives. As they do so, they will also […]
Online coaching – disruption or dilution?
Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should. This was my initial reaction to a recent article by Josh Bersin, […]
Storytelling in your Leadership Tool Kit
Looking back, I can’t remember a time when my parents weren’t leading. Sometimes they led small teams of 5-10, sometimes […]
Canary in the coal mine?
A staggering rate of increase has occurred for C-suite executives updating their LinkedIn profiles. Well, it is no secret that […]
Hybrid working demands reward agility
“If you want to get paid New York rates, you work in New York … none of this, ‘I’m in […]
Leverage Diversity: Sharing Hearts and Pooling Minds
Diversity brings a range of experience, differences in mindset, background, upbringing, world view, etc. and, as a result, diversity of […]
High Fliers #2: What else have I learned from flying?
Last week, I wrote about a personal milestone, the 40th anniversary of my first solo flight in an aircraft aged […]
