Category Archives: Effective Leadership

In the consulting world, I come across many different managers and styles of leadership. Some people are planful, understanding exactly what they are going to do and when they are going to do it. Others are more instinctual, sensing what … Continue reading →

Improving organizational performance by leveraging Human Resources has been a hot topic since God was a boy. Every year hundreds of titles are published around this subject. Yet most executives, suffering from information overload, have little hope of wading through … Continue reading →

Do you remember any nursery rhymes from when you were a child? Here’s one that sticks in my mind. It was sung to us as we were going to sleep: “Tell me a story Tell me a story Tell me … Continue reading →

In Portugal, Nicole (our youngest) was doing an overnight at Pony Camp. Linda and I had a ‘night off’ and could eat where we wanted to – for a change. Duas Passoes is a recently renovated fish restaurant, affording beautiful sea … Continue reading →

After publishing The Transformation Roadmap, I secured a number of projects working with Executive teams around ‘how to’ manage change. Working with some younger executives – the ideas were brand new and I was a hero.  Hooray! However, the downside in working … Continue reading →

                    I have a client who recently took on an international role. He now spends more time on airplanes than Willie Walsh in British Airways (yes, be careful what you wish … Continue reading →

Lets start with a caveat. It’s not possible to have a ‘politics free zone’ in any organization. When 2 people are married and live under the same roof, there’s an element of politics. Similarly, when 2 or more people are … Continue reading →

You can only watch so many ‘Come Dine With Me’ programmes before springing into action. Right? So, I decided to make a first foray into baking. The guy on the telly had an IQ of about -42; if he could … Continue reading →

My wife, Linda, is studying to become a therapy supervisor. She’s almost finished the course. In parallel, I have been secretly reading all of her books. It’s bad enough losing 70% of the arguments at home and I don’t want … Continue reading →

We don’t have any particularly strong family traditions at Christmas. Other than storytelling. This year we spoke about my mother (long since dead) who always gave away presents. She was into ‘re-cycling’ before the term was coined. One year she … Continue reading →