November 22, 2010
Following on from our blog on November 3rd, todays post explains autocratic leadership and the pro's and con's of this style of leadership. There is certainly still a place for this style of leadership. That may or may not surprise you and it is more prevalent than you may think. Of course, it is required […]
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November 22, 2010
I was watching my niece and nephew play together this weekend. They are 6 and 4 respectively. Their interaction is so beautiful. If they like something they say it, if they don’t like something they’ll say it and give you a good reason as to why! If they don’t want to do something they will […]
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November 08, 2010
David Parkin, former Carlton Premiership Coach and his business partner Paul Bourke delivered a fantastic talk at a networking event I went to last week. It was called "Captain – Coach Leadership". Parkin, as he does, spoke very passionately even at 8am in the morning! It was inspirational and it got me thinking about the […]
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November 08, 2010
Not sure what it is at the moment but there seems to be a lot of conflict happening around the place. There is unavoidable conflict within the workplace, in relationships and in service exchange. After all, you have different personalities with differing sets of values, goals and beliefs interacting with each other. Conflict is inevitable […]
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November 08, 2010
And that it is, an epidemic of great proportions. Procrastination, which leads to self-loathing, frustration, surrender. And it’s worldwide. The dictionary meaning – delay or postpone action, to put off doing something. One of the biggest distinctions for participants of the the recent Distinctive Leadership ‘Goal Setting’ workshop was the need to take action to […]
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November 08, 2010
I hear and see a lot of things. I’ve been to many fabulous restaurants, even caught a few movies, travelled overseas and interstate and attended many sporting events (AFL being the dominant code watching a team with the colors of yellow and black)! They’re not very good! I’m forever taking photos of people too. Some […]
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November 08, 2010
Culture is one of the most powerful factors in any business or organization. It can determine if you are an employer of choice or not. I have experienced many organizational cultures, both first hand and as an external consultant and it either slaps you in the face or inspires you. People can feel the energy […]
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November 08, 2010
If your IT systems were disabled in your business, would you be able to deliver the level of client service that you could when your systems were running? I had a couple of interesting experiences last week that really intrigued me. The first was the alarm, the confusion, the helplessness the sales staff of a […]
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November 08, 2010
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November 08, 2010
The one thing that great leaders and successful businesses have in common is a strong vision. Unfortunately, vision is the one thing that business owners forgo in favour of short-term goals and then wonder why their business is not evolving and growing. Vision is perceived as hard or even too time consuming with the preference […]
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