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I remember when I was in Afghanistan, ‘living’ in the vast expanse of deserts and valleys surrounding what few rivers…

Delegation. It’s the hardest thing to do as a leader, and yet it’s by far the most important.  And it’s…

I was recently asked a question about how we can improve creativity within the workplace. My answer: we need to embrace…

It amazes me how deadlines are created and then compressed, over and over again, as the task is passed down…

As a leader, you’re the link in a chain – the link between the organization and your team. You need…

The biggest risk organizations face now and over the next 3-5 years is the loss of corporate knowledge as baby…

I dream of a day when I don’t see job advertisements that use a specific minimum number of years’ experience…

If you want to attract the best people, then it’s time to change the way we work and the incentives that…

You can tell a lot about an organizations’ leadership culture by looking at their internal corporate policies. Such policies should…

We all know the changes technology has brought society over the last 10 years; as individuals if we hadn’t kept…

Name a sports team that has experienced consistent success without a leader (a.k.a, a coach in the sports world). The…

I remember working at a factory the summer I left high school. I stood on a production line for 8…

Tim Ferris, in his book titled, ‘The 4-Hour Workweek’ discusses the danger of email and what it has done to…

Ask my in-laws what type of person I am, and they’ll tell you I am a respectable man who looks…

If you can trust the 95% then don’t base policies and procedures on the other 5%. The exact figure is…

So, my wife bakes. She bakes a lot and it’s great. Using recipes, she has mastered knowing what to put…

Ethics often form a significant part of an organisations vision and mandate, outlining why they are important and what they…

We all have a responsibility to develop those around us, and coaching and mentoring is a key trait of any…

There are many who will vehemently disagree with this. But I’m not one of them. It’s not supposed to be…

At the ripe age of 19 when I was entering my second year of university, my Dad retired from a…

I’ve met and worked with many ‘leaders’ whose technical competency, level of knowledge in their subject area, and knowledge of…

As someone who is in a formal leadership position I think there is one phrase that often frustrates me the…

So if you haven’t bought, borrowed or downloaded this book yet then you obviously still need some convincing. Well here…

This small series has identified the three books that I believe every leader who thinks big should read. The final…

This post follows on from my previous one that covered the first three habits of Steven Covey’s book, centred on ‘Private…

I can’t remember exactly when I first heard about this book, but I can remember the day I bought it.…

Great leaders are inspired by some inner cause that gives them a guiding compass to motivate those around them. They…