June 11, 2016 Homage To A Great Leader – Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali’s leadership inspired millions of people inside and outside of the ring. His legacy will live forever! My Ali’s favourite quotes: He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. – Muhammad Ali Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to […]
Read MoreAugust 27, 2015 A Case of Global Leadership Development Best Practice
A Case of Global Leadership Development Best Practice My colleagues and I will be presenting ‘A Case of Global Leadership Development Best Practice’ at the International Leadership Association’s 17th Annual Global Conference: ‘Leading Across Borders and Generations’ on October 14-17, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. Our presentation will be an opportunity to share, among other things, […]
Read MoreAugust 18, 2015 Collective Leadership: What, How and Why
As the world advances and economics and market forces change, organisations also need to adapt to those changes. Accordingly, organisational forms of leadership also need to evolve. This move towards new forms of leadership is now becoming an imperative in the strategic agenda of organisations that want to achieve their ambitions, or just survive. What […]
Read MoreAugust 15, 2015 Adaptive Leadership => Regulating the Heat!
Adaptive leadership is concerned with tackling challenges that, unlike technical problems which require known solutions or routine problem-solving practices to resolve, necessitate that the people involved change their ways. That’s right: nothing changes if people (YOU) don’t change first! This requires a good understanding of the human dimensions of change. “Solutions to adaptive challenges reside […]
Read MoreJuly 28, 2015 Authority vs Leadership
Understanding the distinction between ‘authority’ and ‘leadership’ can deliver real results to the bottom line of any organisation. In my work, I treat leadership as both a critical business practice and a research discipline. This has led me to the following observation. The distinction between ‘management’ and ‘leadership’, which was popularised by John Kotter and […]
Read MoreJuly 20, 2015 Innovation is Like Chocolate
Innovation is Like Chocolate: Everyone likes it, but not everyone knows how to make it To innovate effectively, organisations first need to get the ‘big picture’ right. They need to understand the need/problem/gap in the market (the WHY), and have a vision and strategy in place to resolve/fill it (the HOW). These days, there seems […]
Read MoreJuly 14, 2015 Does ROI = Show Me the Money? – The ROI of Executive Coaching and Leadership Development: Practical Lessons
Measuring the Return on Investment (ROI) of executive coaching and other leadership development initiatives can be a contentious issue and a challenging task. Nonetheless, this not always the case and it is possible to do it. The easiest way is by asking and researching. Executive coaching I have recently completed a 12 month coaching assignment […]
Read MoreJuly 9, 2015 Overcoming Adversity is the Path to Glory
There is nothing more uplifting and inspiring than seeing the power, glory of relentless effort, never giving up, and collective leadership in action Gay pride parades recently witnessed around the world are a case in point. The White House, lit up in rainbow colours on June 26, 2015 following the US Supreme Court announcement that […]
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Leadership that makes a real difference can only show up when things get tough! To exercise this kind leadership, we need to move beyond resilience and to achieve this, we need to build the adaptive capacity required to thrive in our increasingly demanding global economy, where hyper-complexity and adaptive challenges have become the new […]
Read MoreMay 6, 2015 The Monkey Within!
Yes, a monkey! Our ancestors, from some 4.4 million years ago. Remember? But this isn’t the monkey that I’m talking about today. The monkey I’m referring to is your inner ‘irrational self’, the aspect of human nature which we (supposedly) tame as we grow up to let our ‘rational self’ develop and take charge. […]
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