‘Quiet Leadership – Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work’ by David Rock; Published 2007 – ISBN 9780060835910 Context David is an international performance coach and CEO who has, through his research and coaching practice, studied the impact of coaching on…
As summer is upon us and our thoughts turn to taking a well earned break, this leadership conversation looks at how leaders need to stop doing ‘good work’ and create the space and time to do ‘great work’. “I want to go ahead of Father Time with…
I had a rare trip to the cinema this weekend to see ‘The King’s Speech’, starring the excellent Colin Firth as the stammering Berty, King George VI. The story follows the relationship between the Royal as he moves from being a Duke to a reluctant King in…
Compared to our parents, and certainly compared to our grandparents, we live in a cash‐rich and time‐poor age. Yet many of us still insist on running our lives as if money is the scarce resource. In this leadership conversation I…
The British Olympic 4 man rowing team decided to set themselves a goal for the Beijing Olympics – it was simple, clear and compelling – ‘we have to beat the Australians’. They knew that by doing this they stood a great chance of winning…
I have been fascinated by Stephen Fry’s new series on BBC2’s ‘Planet Word’ that sets out to explain the origins of words and language and how we attach our emotions and in some cases our very identity, to the words…
Up and down the land leaders and their assistants are scanning You Tube, Google Images and the like, seeking video clips and photographs that can help them find a way to bring their contribution to this years conference to life. Yes,…
At a young age Francisco Tarrega-Eixea lost his eye sight due to an unfortunate incident, just out of reach of his babysitter. So he had to learn new ways to communicate. Franceso was born in Villarreal in 1852, a small…
This is the best message you can leave on a voice mail if you really want someone to actually call you back…. Why? We are born curious and it is this primary emotion that drives us to learn and to…
Play for engagement… Have you ever been to the supermarket, and ridden on the back of a trolley? Have you ever gone for a walk and wanted to leap frog the bollard on the pavement, rather than just walk on…