5 things I wish I’d known before becoming a leader
In a coaching session a client they asked me, "what were the main things I wish I'd known that would have helped me become a better leader sooner". This got…
6 Things People Want From A Leader
If you ask five people what leadership is, you will probably get six different answers. Everyone seems to have a different view. Some of which are based on what they…
Dealing with dead cats
The “dead cat” strategy – dropping an outrageous or provocative topic into the conversation to divert attention away from a difficult subject you don’t want to talk about -was much…
5 Ways To Encourage Smart Risk-Taking
There have been hundreds, if not thousands, of articles that have been written about how making mistakes and learning from them, is one of the major keys to success. As leaders, we're…
How To Stop Culture From Eating Your Strategy for Breakfast
One of my favourite business quotes comes from Peter Drucker, and it’s “Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast.” What this means is that is doesn’t matter what your companies mission, vision,…
Recovering Our Underutilized Human Resources
I'm always looking for ideas to help me think differently about leadership development. My colleagues on LinkedIn have not disappointed me. There was a recent post that made me realize…
The benefits of training your employees
In the chaos of the running of a business, training employees and continuing to train them throughout their tenure at your company can fall down the list of priorities. However,…
Time to Hire? Here’s all you need to know
You’ve taken the plunge and finally set up that business that you’ve always wanted. Gone are the days of working for someone else – you’re finally out on your own…
The one thing most leaders forget about accountability
While it’s true that Accountability starts at the top, and that if leaders don’t walk the talk, and meet their commitments, it will be almost impossible to create a culture of accountability. Yes, if…
No. 1 cause of business failure
It’s amazing how many different things get blamed for why businesses take a nosedive. Whether it’s the teams, products, marketing, sales, the banks or even in some cases I have…