Tools for Leadership in Times of Change
The focus of management looks outwards, at implementing the agreed plan. Managers focus on the results of what their people did yesterday, the actions they are taking today, and the 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 →
In a time of change, people are likely to be feeling confused, uncertain, or even afraid. The best way to get them to do something new is by inspiring them. And the Continue Reading →
Steve Jobs was an imperfect human being like the rest of us are. But in his short life he managed to accomplish more of the goals he set himself than Continue Reading →
Sometimes we are happy with the lives we are leading. Sometimes we feel dissatisfied — there is a gap between the person we are being and the person we want to become. It Continue Reading →
When pianist Keith Jarrett arrived at the Köln / Cologne opera house in 1975 he found the wrong piano had been set up for him. It was an old, practice piano Continue Reading →
The brains of our ancestors evolved to notice change because change might mean one of three things: food, sex, or death. So when so much of our world is changing Continue Reading →
Leadership starts from within. But when so much change is happening all around us, sometimes the noise can drown out the sound of our own inner voice. This means the first step of Continue Reading →
More than a hundred years ago, Leo Tolstoy wrote: “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Now this article in McKinsey Quarterly discusses how anyone who Continue Reading →
In a world filled with change, it is often not the physical changes we find difficult but rather the emotional letting go of the way the world used to be and the shifting Continue Reading →
The last of the seven building blocks that you can use to inspire yourself and other people during times of change is to define the initial actions which are needed and show that they Continue Reading →
In a time of change, when every issue can seem vital and urgent, thinking about your purpose and values might sound like a distraction. But investing your time to find Continue Reading →