It often helps in leading your organisation to think of a three-legged stool: strategy, performance and culture. We use this analogy in working with business leaders who wonder, for example, why business is going like a train, they know where they are going and are hitting all their KPIs, but somehow there’s a niggling doubt that everything is not as it should be. This often shows up in little things… read more →
Here’s a thought-provoking piece from Brian Bacon, Chairman & Founder of the Oxford Leadership Academy: Performance is external. Fulfilment is internal. Performance comes from achievement of something beyond yourself, whilst fulfilment emerges and grows from within – when your achievements are congruent with a consciously held purpose and the values that you choose to define your character. Performance requires rules and discipline to control some ‘part’ of your life. Fulfilment… read more →
Thanks to Lolly Daskal for this inspiring piece on how to know which questions to ask as a leader: As leaders we are sometimes expected to know all the answers – sometimes even before the questions are known. But buying into that expectation means that we risk sacrificing the very thing we need to lead with effectiveness: the right questions. That’s why it’s important to resist the clamor for fast… read more →
Leadership is a much-researched topic. In previous blog posts we’ve posed discussion points such as ‘Are you a born leader?’ or ‘What are the common flaws of bad leaders?’. These are just some of the questions that need to be answered in order for organisations to enjoy innovation, efficiency as well as success. So what are the key ingredients for effective leadership? If you had to list the common characteristics… read more →