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My life as an executive coach brings me into contact with some of the brightest minds in business. My blog is a way for me to share some of the more interesting, insightful and inspirational content available.
19 Sep
Great Speaking Tip 1: It’s ALL about them not you
Recently I was a keynote speaker at the Christie’s Global Conference in London. I have since become friends with Matthew Ferrara from the USA who was an engaging and animated speaker at that …
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30 Aug
Demoralising Your Team 6: Don’t Listen, Act Too Busy
Don’t your team realise how busy you are? Perhaps they will notice by you rushing around and saying “I’ve only got 5 minutes” and “I must dash, I’m late for a me…
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28 Aug
How to Demoralise Your Team 5: Steal their ideas and claim the credit
Brilliant ideas and intellectual property (IP) carry great weight in business. What happens when team members bring cutting edge and outstanding ideas to you? Some leaders try extracting all the IP…
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27 Aug
How to Demoralise your Team 4: Short-term Miopia & Cuts
Clients have reminded me there are numerous ways they and their teams have been demoralised by poor leaders. Here is another. We are clearly moving into a double dip recession in many counties, yet…
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27 Aug
“Everything should be as simple as possible; but no simpler”
This quote is a version of “Occam’s razor”. The idea of simplicity appeals to me greatly. My friend Oliver Johnston has wonderfully refreshing views on “less” and figh…
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22 Aug
How to Demoralise Your Team 3 – Be a Self-Interested Leader
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 num…
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17 Aug
Medical problems for Leaders – foretelling the next crisis
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 p…
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15 Aug
How to Demoralise Your Team 2 – Hoard Information
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 area…
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15 Aug
How to Demoralise Your Team 1 – Micromanage
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…
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