March 2, 2015
Weekly Lessons in Leadership
I’ve never been a leader of an organization and I’ve always shied away from management roles in my journalism career, preferring to stay “at the…
Posts categorised with 'Leadership'
February 24, 2015
Creating Influence
Warning: You won’t want to hear what I’m about to tell you. But hang with me, please. I’ll make you feel much better about it…
February 23, 2015
A Scorecard for Growth
Balancing the macro and the micro is an everyday challenge for leaders. It’s certainly your job to keep your eye on the big…
February 16, 2015
Can Improv Make You a Better Leader?
The Second City in Chicago is one of the world’s most famous improvisation troupes, and some of the United States’ greatest comedians started their careers…
February 12, 2015
Motivation – the Agile Way!
Motivation is the art of finding out what “makes people tick,” and applying that to get the best from them. As such, it’s something that…
January 20, 2015
Tie ‘em up: How to get a Team of Strangers Started
Have you ever been assigned to a team whose members barely know one another? Everyone’s looking askance, careful not to make too much eye…
December 23, 2014
Do you Speak the Lingo?
Business jargon is made up of words and phrases which – out of context – don’t make a lot of sense. Anyone who has worked in…
December 1, 2014
Tips From a Dreamer
I met Bill McDermott on a fine autumn day in London. He had a packed schedule for his one day in town, and I…
October 20, 2014
Longevity and the Workplace
According to the World Health Organization, in 2010 there were an estimated 524 million people aged 65 and older. This number…
October 13, 2014
Digital Mastery
Do you remember when you first started using Facebook and Twitter? Most likely, you used social media to stay in touch with…
September 8, 2014
Become a Positive Leader
My first introduction to Positive Organizational Scholarship came back in 2008, when I did an expert interview with Kim Cameron. He was…
June 23, 2014
Make Your Organization Agile
Some years ago, I worked for a multinational that struggled to move fast. While our competitors responded quickly to changing markets and embraced new…