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Go on, you know you want to………. Tell them all just how good you are, what you’ve achieved as a self-made man or woman. In a position like yours you can really look after numbe…

A friend of mine is a doctor near where I live in the Square Mile in the City of London. He is seeing disturbing signs with his clients who are leaders from the top global companies based in that pow…

Imagine a trip into the future……The Doctor has referred you to an unusual Neuro-Surgeon who can show you where information is stored in your brain. The screen in front of you shows areas…

I thought I would include 4 short blogs on how to demoralise your team. Often it is helpful to point out the toxic things we do, in order to focus on what we should be doing instead. So your Doctor a…

On my recent summer holiday I was relaxing and reading “Too Big to Fail” the account of the 2008 failure of the banking system. It reminded me of experiences I have had with organisations…

In this manic business world we choose to live in there is a cost and consequences to the machismo. Having untaken holiday to “carry over to next year” is worn as a badge of pride. You fo…

Success can be defined as ” getting what you want”, while happiness is defined as “wanting what you already have”. Do you really appreciate what you already have? As an over-a…

The search for perfection is a sad, lonely and frustrating road to take. As Winston Churchill said “perfection spells paralysis!” How about accepting that we are not perfect leaders? I kn…

“if you have to swallow a frog, then don’t look at it for too long!” The saying relates to tackling your daily priorities (frogs). Deal with the biggest frog first and swallow it. Y…

As a leader you are under observation 90% of the time. It’s hard to fake it consistently for such lengthy periods of time. That doesn’t stop many charlatans from trying! It is far easier…

I am deeply concerned when HR in certain firms treat their own fellow HR employees badly. I have come across too many examples of underhand treatment and sudden removals without chance of improvement…

“If you are going to be in the room, then be IN the room. Don’t be mentally somewhere else!” This is a favourite challenge of mine. How often as a leader are you not present or givi…