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 →
When I was fairly fresh out of business school I was asked to prepare a strategic business plan for a half billion dollar pan-European technology services company. The industry was Continue Reading →
One of the mistaken assumptions we can easily make in a time of change is called value judgments. When people don’t behave in the way we want them to it is Continue Reading →
In a world of constant change, events can sometimes knock us off balance. When they do, Inner Leadership provides a range of tools that enable us to recentre and ground ourselves quickly. But even better than learning to recover quickly is Continue Reading →
Lao Tzu said that, “If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you Continue Reading →
As you work to bring your changes into the world, some people will inevitably tell you you’re wrong. They’ll say you’re too early or too late, too simple or too complicated, Continue Reading →
To succeed you need to convince people do new things in new ways. And the best way to do that is through inspiration — because, as Steve Jobs put it: Continue Reading →
In a time of change, new distractions will keep arising all the time. (Think of what has happened during only the past month!) The resulting emotional roller coaster might seem Continue Reading →
The first three competencies of Inner Leadership are the ability to stay calm in a crisis, make clear sense of our situation, and then find more opportunities to move forward. But even Continue Reading →
Having centred ourselves and made clear sense of our situation, the third step of Inner Leadership is to find more potential ways forward. We could do this by looking at Continue Reading →
Many years ago, a man set off to walk to market with his son. They took their donkey and on the way they passed through several villages. At the first village Continue Reading →