This week Tiger Woods is returning to golf, and started off the week with a press conference to answer questions about both his private life and golf. Everyone was paying close attention to his answers and there were many comments in the press about his statement on lying to many people and to those close to him. Reporters have been saying that we just have to wait and see if his behaviours are...
Every executive leading a international organisation is concerned about creating the right momentum towards their organisation's goals. They understand that momentum is key for keeping the energy high in the teams and for everyone staying focused on what needs to be done. With the summer months ending now, it is the right time to build the momentum for reaching the year-end goals. A successful executive's approach to creating that momentum is to focus on...
They say that the world is becoming smaller and smaller every day. You have more global businesses than ever before, and also there are many companies that go global right from the very beginning. These changes to a more global business environment means that the ability to work effectively across cultures is now a crucial skill, and one that will be even more important in the future. One thing is for sure,...
There's been a great deal of talk about how much President Obama has put on his plate. Every leader of a large organisation (the USA government being a "large" one) has to decide the priorities and pace, not just on the capacity of himself or herself, but also on the capacity of the organisation that will have to follow it through...
Just read today that Simon Cowell is considering ditching the American Idol TV show when his contract runs out. He's indicated that it might be difficult to keep up the pace with everything that is on his plate. It is interesting, that as success grows, so do the choices you have to make and the difficultly of those choices grow as well. Everyone is great about choosing the good from the bad, but...
Today's economic climate brings a great deal of uncertainty to any business, and what businesses chose to focus on and do during these challenging times will determine their future. However, businesses are really sum of their people, and it is the total impact of what each individual in the business focuses on that creates today, tomorrow and the company's future. In these times, leadership is even more important to...
In the UK, there has been a tremendous amount of press recently on the subject of MP's expenses. Every day there has been more information published on either what these expenses were covering, or how a particular MP has interpreted the rules to use it in the best way and in their favour. For the MP's, they say this is right. To the voting public, this is wrong. Being right can become a wrong when...
Every successful leader understands that it is their people that drive the success of their organisation. These leaders invest their time in developing their people, as the growth of their people is one of the strongest predictors for the growth of their organisation. Here's a good question: Will your people grow fast enough with only company provided training?
They say that leadership is influence, and to be successful in today's world, everyone needs the ability to influence, and in every direction. You remember the old saying, don't you, that words have meaning. However, you could change that saying to be more powerful for you and rephrase it as...
Today's leaders are beginning to understand that there is more power in asking questions than in providing answers. Let's take the following example to illustrate something on this. Two people are having a conversation. One is asking all the questions and the other is providing all the answers. Which one is in control of the conversation?
