Don’t Leave Them Guessing

What happens when your people are not clear on the focus or exactly what you are asking them to achieve? Some ask you questions to get the clarity, while others just guess. As you can imagine, their guess...

Compared to What?

Good is only good by comparison. That means that the only way you know a performance is good...is by comparing it to something else (and that can be a target your set, a competitor's performance,...

Less is More…if You Know your “Sweet Spot”

In a world that encourages MORE of everything, it is difficult to focus on LESS. However, if you observe very successful and happy leaders, they focus on less...but really it is about MORE of LESS. What...

One Step or Two Step People

Your communications skills are what power your success, especially as you climb the ladder in your career. At every level, you will encounter two types of people. One type is people who take information...

Preparing Others to Help You

There are so many times when you don't get the right help of others, and it is simply because you haven't prepared them to help you. A great example of this is how you invite others to attend your meetings....

Leveraging the Life Experiences of Others

…and Applying those Learnings to your Life If you are a leader, alongside delivering the performance of your organisation, one of your top priorities is growing your people. The most successful leaders...

NEW EBOOK: Leadership is pioneering the evolution of the workplace

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BUSINESS LEADERS, IT, OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS ALL PULL IN THE SAME DIRECTION WHILE IN THE MIDST OF GREAT CHANGE? Answering this question has taken a lot of thought...

Making your responses count

When you’re leading people across distances and cultures, your response time is often critical. What difference could you make to your workplace if you could make your response times more efficient? When...

Does the perfect meeting exist?

We all know that meetings are an inevitable part of running a business (and this shouldn't be underestimated), but we also know that it can be difficult to focus and work effectively when you’re swamped...

Align your emotions to your goals

There’s one key attribute for all successful people (and you see the opposite in those who are unsuccessful)... successful people align their emotions to their goals. Unsuccessful people seem to focus...