Blog & PodcastWant to Get More Productive?Sign up here to receive my FREE Top 10 Tips to turn Busy into Productive in 30 Days First Name Email* Subscribe Now ShowArticlesPodcasts ArticleLeadership – Retailers Sweat Due To Lack Of LeadershipJanuary 26, 2011A very prominent, high profile Business Leader who has a huge presence in the retail industry caused quite a ruckus recently in his quest to level the tax playing field between brick and mortar and on line retailing. I do agree with him that his message has been very poorly communicated, badly timed and this […] Read More ArticleLeadership Under FireJanuary 25, 2011An Australian Soldier Corporal Benjamin Roberts-Smith received the highest military decoration today, the Victoria Cross. This is an incredible and inspiring story of true leadership under fire. What this soldier was confronted with was unimaginable, yet he demonstrated such courage, conviction, decisiveness and gallantry. To give you some background, The Victoria Cross (VC) is the […] Read More ArticleUntested Leadership in 2011.January 16, 2011I’ve never really been interested in politics. But now I find it fascinating! It’s certainly not the policies. It’s the people! It’s not because they are dynamic either, it’s because they’re so….welll……bland! Now I am only guessing here because as I said I wasn’t all that interested in politics in the past. I think together […] Read More ArticleDisaster Can Determine A Leader.January 13, 2011It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, you will be aware of the devastating floods in Queensland Australia. The devastation caused by this act of Mother Nature is of biblical proportions and for the people involved, it is not only enduring the actual floods, it’s the recovery and the aftermath that will be […] Read More ArticlePress Release – "The Year of The Leadership Crisis"January 11, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julie Hyde Email: Julie@distinctiveleadership.com.au 2011 – THE YEAR OF THE LEADERSHIP CRISIS Leadership expert explains how rapid economic change, unseasonable weather, the absence of client service and untested leadership present significant challenges to business leaders this year. Twenty10 saw business leaders under enormous leadership pressure. Relentless business demands and constant […] Read More ArticleHas He Got What It Takes?January 06, 2011Leadership in Sports is interesting to watch and incredibly volatile. If your team is doing well, people love the captain and believe he/she must be doing a great job. In contrast when your team is losing, people are looking to blame and the blame generally falls fair and square on the leaders shoulders! But is […] Read More ArticleThe Year That Was Twenty10.December 13, 2010Not sure about you but I think this year went really fast. Though it did lag a little for me during one of the coldest and longest winters that Melbourne has experienced for a number of years. Changes came thick and fast throughout the year from the change in Government in Australia to the change […] Read More ArticleRelease the PressureNovember 27, 2010There is nothing more frustrating in business when people are just not pulling their weight. After you have clearly defined what they need to do, believe they know how to do it and they just don't! And then come the excuses as to why things have not been done as they should. It's always someone […] Read More ArticleFree Reign LeadershipNovember 23, 2010The final leadership style we’ll be exploring is the free-reign leadership style, also known as the “hands-off¨ style. It is one in which the leader provides little or no direction and gives employees as much freedom as possible, even though the leader is responsible for the final outcome. All authority or power is given to […] Read MorePages: First Page12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849Last PageOlder PostsShowArticlesPodcastsOlder Posts
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