Tag Archives: effective leadership
Do you know, or can you think of a collective noun for leaders?
Later today, I am previewing a new leadership workshop. For the icebreaker, I have created posters of a number of leaders that will be on the walls as participants arrive. I plan to invite the participants to choose a leader who they think best merits the title of leader, and then say the single most …
Entrepreneurs and effective leadership
There’s no doubt that having an entrepreneurial streak is a benefit, in today’s companies and organisations. As competition grows, and as fewer ‘trails’ are ‘blazed’, it’s often innovation, of an existing product or service, for example, that gives businesses the edge against their competitors. But the entrepreneur in us isn’t restricted to product development or …
As a leader, are you too important to even remember people’s names?
“Oh, come on. You are joking, right?” was my unspoken reaction when this was raised in a coaching session recently. Do leaders need to remember people’s names? Can they afford not to? There is clear evidence that hearing our name activates unique brain functioning. But do we need evidence of this? Think about it – …
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