Leadership
A leader achieves a ‘miracle’
How one leader inspired his team to achieve a ‘miracle’ in under a year Nothing warms our hearts more than seeing the underdog triumph over adversity to rise to the top of their field. The recent upset win by Leicester City Football Club of the English Premier League is a story not only of great…
Read MoreWhy we all need to start thinking, and acting, ‘like a boss’
I have a question for every professional reading this: Do you consider yourself a leader? If your answer to that was “No”, it might be time to re-think how you approach your job and your career. Acting like a leader should not just be left to managers and senior leaders. Personally, I’ve never been a…
Read MoreBusiness scenarios: the most important leadership strengths
The most important leadership strengths for four different business scenarios A politician achieves mass popularity due to a strong vision of the future, but fails to deliver on key promises. A football coach leads a struggling team to victory, but gets fired the next season as the team can’t maintain their winning streak. A manager…
Read MoreCultivate a visionary leadership on a daily basis
How to cultivate visionary leadership on a daily basis? ‘You’ve got to think about big things while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.’ – Alvin Toffler As leaders, sometimes we can become so busy with our heads down, getting things done, that we can forget to…
Read MoreHow to bridge the leadership gap
When I think about the recent spate of leadership changes in some high profile cases, it makes me wonder: how effectively are organisations mapping their leadership strategies to the contextual environment that we are experiencing in Australia and New Zealand right now? By that I mean share prices going up and down, trading environments changing…
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