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Hold up the Mirror!
As leaders, we need to ‘challenge the perception of ourselves’. When a large gap exists between how we see ourselves and how others see us, this leads to ‘leadership blind spots. This is why feedback from others is so important, it’s like a mirror that allows us to...
read moreWhy it’s important for leaders to keep their word and do what they say they’ll do!
For many leaders today, organisational life is like being a hamster on a wheel. We are working extremely hard but we are getting nowhere fast! We make promises with good intentions but then don’t deliver on these. This hits the results we achieve and the personal...
read more3-part management course
Lesson no.1: A crow was sitting on a tree doing nothing all day long. A small rabbit spotted the crow and said, ‘can I also sit there like you and do nothing all day long?’ The crow said, ‘sure why not?’ So the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow and rested. All...
read moreAre you a well poisoner, a well wisher or a well digger?
In my work as a Leadership consultant, I come across three types of leaders. The 1st type are ‘WELL POISONERS’, leaders that are always looking to blame someone else. The type of leader, that when they walk out of a room, the room lights up. Their staff or colleagues...
read moreLive life successfully, one day at a time…
None of us know, or can know what is going to happen in the future! No one foresaw the situation we would be in over the last year. Many of us are worried about what will happen? A person embarking on a day's hike would be foolish to carry enough provisions for a...
read moreHow much does it cost to join the library?
Many people use the excuse that they don’t have the resources to do what they want to do. “It’s too expensive,” or “I can’t get access to it,” used to be really good excuses. But this obscures the real truth: “It’s too much work.” If any other type of business was...
read moreWhat’s your boss’s ‘shiny table’?
A question I’m frequently asked by my clients is, “Mark, what can I do to manage upwards more effectively?”. It reminds me of an experience I had a long long time ago but still very relevant for today. “Mark, can you go down to Bakery immediately, they need someone...
read moreBeware of your blind spots.
In my experience, blind spots can be career limiting. I starting working with a new coaching client. Jane had recently been promoted, but she was not getting the engagement from her new team. The performance level of her division was starting to fall. When we met...
read moreHave you ever wondered how many things in life we need to be good at to be really successful?
I must admit I’m not good at many things. I’m always talking to my clients about ‘getting your car out of the garage.' Set goals that will energize and excite you. How many times do you think, it took me to get my driving test?... 7 times. I was that well known in the...
read moreDo you suffer from the ‘Imposter Syndrome’?
When working with leaders, one of the biggest challenges I come across is the ‘imposter syndrome. This reminds me of an experience, I had with a leadership team last year. At the end of my group session, one of the managers stayed back. We had been discussing the...
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