This text is taken from the original draft manuscript of Influential Leadership: A Leader's Guide to Getting Things Done and is provided here to enrich your learning on the Strategic Influencer Programme. Introduction Leadership is about driving progress towards a...
Cognitive Readiness is one of the hottest topics uncovered by the Trends in Executive Development Report (2016)[1]. Why? Probably because they also found that the persistent development priority is the “ability to create a vision and engage people around it.” In the...
Have you noticed how long it takes you to make a decision? Weighing up the options. The pros and cons. Have you ever though how much indecision is costing you? The stress, the worry, the time and the missed opportunities. Personally, I’m starting to think that if I...
How to reach your tipping point, beyond which, life becomes so much easier. This is important. Tipping points usually arrive just after your darkest hour, when all seemed lost, hopeless. I don’t wish to be overly dramatic, but it is true. Although, it is also possible...
In my research into what it will take to become exceptional in the large organisations of tomorrow I talk to a lot of people. I’d like to highlight two recent calls that illustrate some vitally important differences between those who are on the move, and those who are...
You may be able to run, but you can’t hide… …from one uncomfortable, unpalatable truth. Right now, you may be struggling with the politics: Annoyed that people can’t look at the bigger picture. Ignoring your suggestions and ideas, failing to realise how they could...