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It is evidently clear that personality traits vary from situation to situation. I have used the highly simplified equation; Personality + Situation = Behaviour to demonstrate this reality for many years. This shows that although personalities can be wide and varied, and of course influence how people respond, the other key variable is the situation they find themselves in. We…
Do Change Leaders think differently from the rest of us? I have long been fascinated by the mind-set of leaders who embark on any change process. What triggers them to act, how do they think when they start the change process and how does their mind-set evolve to affect their ability to succeed? The evidence I have observed in my…
Delegation is an art that takes time to learn and time to execute. The dilemma is that leaders lack time, it is their scarcest resource. Too many leaders get trapped in a cycle of too much to do and too little time, surrounded by people who behave just like them. Sound familiar…? Inevitably there comes a point when they realise…
How to cure Hurryness disease
How to cure Hurryness disease
I was intrigued by a talk I watched recently given by Chip Conley, where he explained the role of a Modern Elder in this day and age. The proposition for his new book ‘Wisdom at Work – the making of a modern Elder’ is pretty stark and straight forward. We are living longer, up to 15 years longer, and power…
I don’t wish to create any undue panic but year-end is approaching and approaching fast. You have c80 working days left to deliver whatever you promised back in January before you and your colleagues will be winding down and getting tied up in festivities. So the time to act is now! I am a fan of short term 80 –…
What makes some of us comfortable experiencing the dis-comfort of stepping outside our comfort zone and others who see this zone as a definitive boundary beyond which lies stupidity and foolishness? This question has continued to intrigue me as I seek in my coaching work to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. I have the good fortune to coach…
Are you busy, in a hurry, a tad pushed for time at the moment? Most of us seem to be, as we rush around with lengthening activity lists and seemingly unrelenting requests for our time and attention. “I want it now or not at all”, makes perfect sense in such a busy world, after all pace is everything as the…
There are many different leadership models that enthusiastically declare how many leadership styles exist, ranging from the pragmatic to the prosaic. From 3 core styles in some theories, to up to 12 in others. Try this: Google ‘Leadership Styles’ and you will get 14.1 million results, so it is fair to say we are not short of advice on this…