We are fortunate to be living through some fascinating and challenging times. Our world views on what we expect from our leaders are being challenged and changed. Hot on the heels of the starkly exposed shortcomings of leaders in the financial sector, people in the…
Consultants often congratulate themselves gratuitously on providing great service, caring about their clients, being trusted advisers, etc and ad nauseum. Here is a simple but non-negotiable check-list to ascertain whether you are really providing premium relationship value — value by virtue…
Last month we talked about ‘making your boat go faster’. This month our leadership conversation is about the direction you are heading and how to steer your people on a steady course through stormy waters. We coined the phrase ‘Lighthouse Leadership’ in response to a tendency…
The current generation of leaders are fighting an onslaught of activity and urgent communication that like a screaming child demands their attention; is in danger of swamping their lives; and is preventing them engaging in a meaningful way, either at…
I’ve always loved that saying as anyone who leads an organisation normally identifies with it. Its origins (I believe) were from a former rocket scientist who had a career change and went into HR, then swiftly back to science! Getting…
Sensei Book Review ‘Switch – how to change things when change is hard’ – by Chip & Dan Heath; Published 2010 – ISBN 9781847940322 Context This book is an easy read as it is packed full of stories and written very…
Last month I was lucky enough to be asked back to Mumbai to work with the leadership team of one of India’s largest and most successful companies. This was the 3rd consecutive year they have asked me to help design…
Sensei Book Review – Teams at the Top – by Jon R Katzenbach Overview This is the book that sits at the heart of the Katzenbach approach to Top Teams; published in 1998 and copywrited to McKinsey for whom he…
‘What we need is to offer our clients are accelerant curve demo’s to bring to life our UVP’s’ was the sentence that made me slump in my chair and put my head in my hands. I was listening to an…
Many if not most mergers and acquisitions continue to be reputed for failing to deliver their potential. This story describes how sensei contributed to a rare successful integration. Crawford Brown, co-founder and CEO of niche biologics business Eden Biodesign, reflected…