There’s an enormous amount of focus on leadership, and this is understandable. Good leaders make a huge difference as they improve organisations and the wider world, while bad leaders can leave an ugly mark of bad results and damaged people. There’s much, much less focus on followership, about 1000 times less it would seem! My […]
How to Knock Self-Doubt Down to Size
Self-doubt. All of us have it. For some of us it’s an occasional visitor, while for others it’s ever-present. Sometimes it’s useful. For example, the self-doubt that stops me from swimming outside the flags in rough surf conditions has probably served me well. Other times self-doubt is much less useful, such as: The kind that stops […]
7 Tips For Surviving Promotions
Congratulations …… you’ve been promoted! You’ve been hoping for this chance for some time and you’re very excited about the new challenges and increased responsibilities the role is going to give you. More money in your pay will also be very welcome. The day comes to start and you take up your position at […]
When Experience AND Time are On Our Side
There’s a saying I like (source unknown) that goes: “You start life with a bag full of luck and a bag empty of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.” I’m not so sure that our luck really gets used up as we go […]
Life Lessons From Leicester City FC
In 2016 Leicester City Football Club won the English Premier League. The Foxes, as the team is known, started the season at 5000 to 1 odds. They narrowly avoided relegation just one year earlier, and had a player list that was just a fraction of the value of teams like Manchester United. This was one […]
How to Change Career Direction Without Running off the Road
Making decisions is not easy. There are so many choices available to us in today’s world that even small decisions like what to have for dinner can be difficult. It’s no surprise, then, that big decisions about our lives can be paralysing. At some point in our adult lives most of us will find […]
Continuous Learning for Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement is essential for any modern organisation. Without it customers will go elsewhere, competitors will gain market share, good employees will be lost and the organisation will be at risk of failure. I’m convinced that there can be no continuous improvement in organisations without a continuous learning culture, and I believe there are 3 keys […]
Success and Happiness in Midlife
I’m in my late 40’s. Not young, not old …. middle aged. I’m not sure exactly how it happened but my young adulthood is in the rear view mirror and here I am, right smack bang in the middle of life. My midlife period has brought with it a few challenges, such as: My body isn’t […]
Reframing For a Better, Brighter Picture
Recently my daughter Audrey was a bit concerned about something she needed to do at school. She told me she felt nervous. We talked about this for a while and I asked her what might be a different way to think about what she was going to be doing. After a while she looked […]
Are You Playing to Win or Playing it Safe?
Some time ago I read an excellent article by Australian golfer Jason Day titled “Letter to My Younger Self”. Whether you like the game of golf or not I really suggest you check it out on The Players Tribune. There was one part of this letter that really struck a chord with me. Jason Day […]
