Leaders inspire trust Trust is eroding rapidly in today’s world. Does that suggest leadership is too? The research from Kouzes and Posner indicates what makes a difference to people’s level of engagement in the workplace is how the people see their leaders behave! Less than two-tenths of 1% of engagement will be explained by ...
The future belongs to all! Nobody has ever created greatness without enlisting the help, support, guidance and input from others. So, what is the secret ingredient that helps others want to jump on board a leader’s vision? Well, there’s a few! Leaders look to the future, determining how they see it containing more hope ...
‘Bust the trust’ with misaligned action As a leader it’s so important to build credibility, ensuring what you say is also what you do. When words and actions align, high-level and lasting trust is a natural bi-product. Why do some leaders neither understand this, nor see opportunity in it? Leaders are always under the ...
The elephant in the room Most workplaces have rules and regulations, policies and procedures which exist in some form. Varying levels of understanding and commitment exist for these and the degree to which they are kept alive, relevant and dynamic comes down to the importance of measurement, as determined by the management. What is ...
lessons in corporate credibility – with thanks to Dave Bowie David Bowie was a master in so many ways. He taught us all so much, yet one lesson has been the epitome of his life, well beyond any of the tunes, flamboyant costumes and characters he embodied. ‘Credibility’ was that one lesson, and needless ...
The impact of culture in business So much is taken for granted in the business world. A general assumption is that developing nations will simply run with ‘best practice methodology’ provided by developed nations. Yet so much is wrong with that supposition – many solutions that serve well in one society will simply not ...
