Category Archives: leadership

12 Leadership Lessons from the World Class All Blacks

Greatness is the ability to consistently deliver peak performance regardless of opponent, occasion or what happened the week before. – Steve Hansen and Ritchie McCaw views as quoted in the New Zealand Herald The All Blacks are the first team … Continue reading

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Leaders in Transition

I am delighted to have Hilary Potts as my guest this month. Hilary Potts is a leadership strategist, and business coach specializing in organizational change and executive transition. A former C-suite executive with vast global experience, she helps senior leaders … Continue reading

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Leadership Imperative – How to Stay Focused on the Strategic

Thinking about your role will automatically get you in the frame of mind to get your strategy and game plan right before you step onto that field. – Harbhajan Singh Not surprisingly we are all in a similar context of … Continue reading

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Leadership Challenge – Strategic vs. Tactical

“There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all.” – Peter Drucker The Challenge On a recent flight back home, my neighbour and I got chatting. He was an experienced, … Continue reading

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Leadership: Manage Your Emotions

“Self-knowledge is something everyone can grasp. When you understand your emotions, you will have the capacity to understand other peoples emotions too.” Swami Suddhananda   The gift of emotions The spectre of emotions we experience is a true gift. Imagine … Continue reading

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Leadership: 7 Tips for Keeping Your Composure

“When you become a leader, you are not entitled any more to display the two ends of the emotional plane, because everything you do and say carries a five times more powerful message……One of the first things to do in … Continue reading

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Authentic Leadership: Your Emerging Story

People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don’t have a middle or an end.  They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning. – Steven Spielberg Growing up as young kids in a fairly traditional family and in a … Continue reading

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How to Engage and Motivate Your People

Are you finding it a challenge to engage and motivate your people? According to Gallup (2013), only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged, and one quarter of employees report that they are actively disengaged. The costs of this situation are profound in … Continue reading

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When to Use an Executive Coach

From time to time, I am approached by managers and leaders who are wondering if executive coaching will benefit them with their career and business goals. When to use coaching? The reasons for working with an executive coach are just as … Continue reading

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How to Influence with Integrity

Everyday in life we get the opportunity to influence others. In the work domain, this includes our peers, direct reports, our manager who may be the MD or CEO and our customers and suppliers. The two extremes Some of us … Continue reading

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