Coaches focus on the people (typically CEOs and executives) to help them improve their leadership skills and address specific management challenges. They can improve personal performance through specific interventions in areas such as time management, presentations skills and interpersonal relationships. By improving people’s skills, they can...
Read MoreCome with me on a creative ramble and let's explore .... One of the topics within my Strategic Thinking workshops is The Box. Yes, the very box that everyone advises everyone else to think outside of - without explaining exactly what that means or how to go about it. We explore the idea that the box is actually your survival map of the world as...
Read MoreI was chatting with Graham Findlay this morning (he owns 3G-Energy.com) who told me that he is learning to play the guitar. He explained that most learners hit what he called the “plateau of mediocrity”. It’s where you think you are pretty good, and you get feedback from your friends and colleagues who confirm, that you are pretty good. It feels...
Read MoreIf you are like me, every once in a while, you become overwhelmed. Nothing seems to work, you are not sure what task to take on next. Planning and forward thinking become cloudy. And on top of that, you feel like you need to keep a bold face on so as not to worry your team. Panic is often not far
Read MoreI taught skiing, part time, for over 40 years. And during that time, I learned so much about skiing, teaching, and people. I also learned a great deal about staying warm; standing around for hours on end in windy -25C weather coaching downhill racers is not for the faint of
Read MoreI have worked with senior managers and executive teams who wouldn't recognise strategy if it bit them on the proverbial; conversely, I have worked with great strategic thinkers in the most unexpected places with much less responsibility. The ability to think strategically has nothing to do with your role or seniority, although one hopes that execu...
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