A CEO’s legacy
Leaders define success in any number of ways – increasing turnover, launching innovative products, hiring world-class teams, going global, changing lives. Some CEOs are credentialed and experienced...
View ArticleYour Ceiling of Success
You know how sometimes it takes an intensity of the same thing to occur multiple times before the penny drops? Like 5 super-valuable executives leave the company within a 3 month period before a CEO...
View ArticleExecutive Leadership – It’s Different Now …
When I took my first job in the corporate publishing industry over twenty years ago the culture was very different to what I know from the various corporates I deliver executive leadership coaching to...
View ArticleLeadership Development and Usain Bolt
I’ve been gripped with Olympic fever for the past 10 days. What an honour to watch the world’s elite athletes pitting their decades-honed talents against each other. And the physiques on show? … oh...
View ArticleKeeping it simple
As an executive coach, I’m sometimes called on when a leader, manager or company has too much going no – people, projects, development, deadlines, decisions – and they’ve passed the tipping point of...
View ArticleSuccessful leadership – genuinely be yourself
‘What does it take to be successful in top leadership?’, I’m asked by a client about to step up to an MD-on-the-board role. And I found my usual coach approach of ‘empower the client to discover’ went...
View ArticleBusiness leadership – getting easier
It’s a question I’ve been pondering for the past few years – is business leadership getting easier? I read articles and work in businesses that say change is occurring faster and markets are ever more...
View ArticleAn executive coach in London: mine your diamonds
There’s something very privileged about the job of an executive coach – especially an executive coach in London. Those coaches that are sought after by executive from around the world all have one...
View ArticleLeadership development – can I do it myself
Numerous times in my 12 years of coaching and leadership development I've been asked by clients whether I think they'd have got to the conclusion they reach by themselves. I almost alway say 'yes'....
View ArticleHow to manage conflict at work: Part 1 – tinder and sparks
Managing conflict at work can be one of the most valuable skills any leader develops. A team whose differences are respected amongst each other – strengths, work patterns, communication styles,...
View ArticleTop 5 ways to manage conflict at work
Conflict at work is the number 1 biggest stress factor for those signed off from their work. I covered those stresses in my last post. So here’s my top 5 ways to keep conflict to a minimum at work:...
View ArticlePressure at work: caffienate or meditate?
Executive coaches are hired for senior directors to ensure they continue to be as clear thinking as possible. Ideally they’ll lead a business onwards and upwards and inspire and motivate (all going...
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