Is leadership your business?

Research by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner branded as The Leadership Challenge® indicates that everyone can be a leader. It’s not about whether you were born or made a leader, but rather leadership is about

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Is leadership your business?

An Ode to Virtual Facilitation

My facilitation experience has been extensive to say the least, across all levels of organizations; there’ really not much that I haven’t been asked to perform, or have not experienced in formal presentation terms. Yet

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An Ode to Virtual Facilitation

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

When you’re weary, feeling small, when tears are in your eyes, I’ll dry them all. I’m on your side, when times get rough and friends just can’t be found. Like ‘bridge over troubled water, I

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Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Stop Selling and Start Leading

Stop Selling and Start Leading When people work through challenge, they are commonly at their personal best having to redesign, recalibrate and reposition. Leaders live in this space and accordingly develop new ideas and approaches

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Stop Selling and Start Leading

It’s ‘goodbye’ to expertise

It's 'goodbye' to expertise#Change ContextThe changing world requires true #leaders to face higher stakes, yield faster action, facilitate greater scope, design new shared ways and deploy within the realm of increased diversity. With such complex

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It’s ‘goodbye’ to expertise

dine from the menu of learning

dine from the menu of learningLet's get real about today's learning; the majority of learning today is facilitated by external means, outside of the workplace, through creative and informal means. People who wish to learn

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dine from the menu of learning

Pride and Passion

Pride and Passion When leaders are working with their people, fostering collaboration and strengthening competence and confidence, pride, passion and engagement will be the return on a leader’s investment. Does this take time? Sure it

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Pride and Passion

Creating a Spirit of Community

Creating a Spirit of Community People feel more connected when their leaders provide appreciation and support for workplace contributions. In fact, nearly 90% of people feel a strong sense of team spirit when their leaders

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Creating a Spirit of Community

Love workplace challenges?

Love workplace challenges? According to the leadership research of Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, co-authors of ‘The Leadership Challenge’, 94% of direct reports are willing to work hard when leaders very frequently or most always

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Love workplace challenges?

Leaders inspire trust

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

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Leaders inspire trust

The future belongs to all!

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

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The future belongs to all!

‘Bust the trust’ with misaligned action

‘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

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‘Bust the trust’ with misaligned action

The elephant in the room

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

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The elephant in the room

Lessons in corporate credibility – with thanks to Dave Bowie

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,

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Lessons in corporate credibility – with thanks to Dave Bowie

The impact of culture in business

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

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The impact of culture in business