Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
Just a very quick post to say “Hello and welcome” to all the new people who have joined us recently. I also wanted to share some recent site statistics. The Continue Reading →
They say a diamond is just a piece of charcoal that learned to handle stress exceptionally well. Inner Leadership is a book on how to handle the stress of change Continue Reading →
In the short time since Inner Leadership was first published we have seen many unexpected changes: North Korea has emerged as a long range nuclear power (and then offered to give up Continue Reading →
More than a hundred years ago, Leo Tolstoy wrote that: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Now this article in McKinsey Quarterly is Continue Reading →
A time of change pushes us to take decisions without knowing how things are going to turn out. One approach that can help us to get better at doing this is Continue Reading →
We’ve seen how finding the opportunities in a situation puts us back in control and also how it builds the inspiration that is so essential in a time of change. Continue Reading →
In a changing world it is easy to make mistaken assumptions. One of the most common types of these is called ‘extreme thinking’ or ‘blinkered thinking’. Blinkered or extreme thinking happens Continue Reading →
Benjamin Franklin was a successful inventor, printer, author, scientist, postmaster, humorist, civic activist, statesman, diplomat, and politician. He was also one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. How Continue Reading →
Some people believe that leaders need followers. Inner Leadership disagrees. We believe that: True leaders create more leaders, not followers. Followers are dependent — they need to be told what to do. Continue Reading →
In a time of change it becomes increasingly important to be able to take decisions without knowing how things are going to turn out. This skill not only stops us Continue Reading →
People often ask why this book is called “The Churning”. There are three reasons. The first is because of the huge changes that are happening in technology, politics, the economy, Continue Reading →
A new Insight from Stanford Business School tells us something we probably already know: that when it’s difficult to predict the outcome, people become less likely to take risks. Researchers found Continue Reading →
In this time of accelerating change we need a new approach to leading ourselves and others. Achieving that requires us to develop seven new skills or competencies. Acquiring these skills Continue Reading →