Blog & Podcast Want 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 Article Leadership Under Fire January 25, 2011 An 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 Article Untested Leadership in 2011. January 16, 2011 I’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 Article Disaster Can Determine A Leader. January 13, 2011 It 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 Article Press 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 Article Has He Got What It Takes? January 06, 2011 Leadership 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 Article The Year That Was Twenty10. December 13, 2010 Not 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 Article Release the Pressure November 27, 2010 There 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 Article Free Reign Leadership November 23, 2010 The 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 More Article Democratic Leadership November 22, 2010 The democratic leadership style is also called the participative style as it encourages employees to be a part of the decision making. However, the leader maintains the final decision making authority. This style of leadership is more accepted and certainly encouraged in today’s work environment. People today are much more savvy and don’t take kindly […] Read More Pages: First Page1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253Last PageLoad More ShowArticlesPodcasts Load More