Category Archives: Leadership
Leadership is all about… (enter your own answer here)
Miki Saxon tells us that she’s no fan of the cult of individual leadership. Likewise we’d also agree with the following when Miki says; ‘Leader’ and ‘leadership’ lost their meaning when the media latched on and started using them as … Continue reading
Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick
Nick McCormick very kindly sent me a copy of his ‘Lead Well and Prosper’ book to read and review. Rather than provide a standard review, I thought it would be fun to run the book’s chapters through the leadership model … Continue reading
John McCain and Self Awareness
As the credit crisis takes a turn and people ask (not for the first time!) if we’ve seen the worst, I was contemplating who to write about for the next leadership post. Henry Paulson, Gordon Brown and Richard Branson all came … Continue reading
Tarique Ghaffur, Ian Blair and the Metropolitain Police Service
Tarique Ghaffur CBE is a high ranking police officer who has previously been tipped for further promotion. He has been in the headlines recently for his difficult professional relationship with Sir Ian Blair and the fact that he claims to have … Continue reading
Lehman Brother's CEO Richard Fuld
The last week has been noteworthy and historic for many reasons, not least the collapse of 158 year old Lehman Brothers. Richard Fuld was Lehman’s Chairman and CEO on the day it announced its intention to file for Chapter 11 … Continue reading
Sarah Palin – Perspectives on Leadership
As a first post to kick start the leadership experiment and in acknowledgement of the Special Sarah Palin Edition of Dan’s Leadership Development Carnival, I thought I’d start with the VP candidate herself. With good reason, Sarah needs no introduction, … Continue reading
An Experiment in Leadership Pratice
We’ve written a paper outlining a new model of leadership (its currently up as a pdf, but might become a blog post). In brief, the document talks about the importance of context within leadership and in building on the work … Continue reading
A strong link between poor leadership and the risk of serious heart disease
Via the BBC, the Swedes are linking leadership to health and ultimately, mortality. Its certainly an interesting way to look again at the famed ‘work life balance’! Inconsiderate bosses not only make work stressful, they may also increase the risk … Continue reading
Innovation Strategy and People
The ability to connect innovation, or the lack of it, directly to people within an organisation is key to ensuring that such innovation is delivered. While lots of people (Dave Pollard and Mark Madsen for example) are looking at disruptive … Continue reading
Energisers
More from “The Hidden Power of Social Networks” by Cross and Parker, this time on Energy and Energisers. When we have a choice, which is more often than we might think, we seek out energisers. As a result, these people … Continue reading
