by Kate Mercer | Feb 18, 2015 | Leadership
The language of leaders is simple, direct, investable and shareable. As a leader, your first goal is to connect with your audience, earn their trust and get them to endorse and share your vision. So how do you create that connection with your most important...
by Kate Mercer | Feb 16, 2015 | Leadership
Great leadership is key to long-term organisational success; so how come there seems to be such a shortage? In the corridors of political power, and in the boardrooms of large and small organisations, we regularly hear: “Where is the inspired leadership we crave?”,...
by Kate Mercer | Feb 15, 2015 | Organisation Culture
The purpose of your organisation culture should be to support the delivery of the strategic objectives. It should be consciously changed whenever the strategic objectives change. But how often over the last few years have you rewritten your strategic objectives and...
by Kate Mercer | Feb 11, 2015 | Leadership
A new relationship—whether personal or professional—is a lot like buying a new car. Driving it off the forecourt gives you a great feeling., but like a car, when a relationship breaks down, it’s overwhelming. A trained eye knows when a car is in trouble. The same is...
by Kate Mercer | Feb 9, 2015 | Leadership
When do you put your trust in people? Ask around, and many people will say, “I trust people when they’ve proved they can be trusted”. Others give The Enlightened Response: “I trust people until they let me down”. Which is your stance? Either...
