Learning’s from the Red Arrows
Last week I was fortunate to spend a day with the Red Arrows behind the scenes at RAF Scampton. Below I highlight some learning’s which drive the Red Arrows success and can readily be applied to business. Recruitment – The Red Arrows selection process is about identifying individuals who will choose a set of behaviours […]
Learning’s from the Red Arrows
Last week I was fortunate to spend a day with the Red Arrows behind the scenes at RAF Scampton. Below I highlight some learning’s which drive the Red Arrows success and can readily be applied to business. Recruitment – The Red Arrows selection process is about identifying individuals who will choose a set of behaviours […]
Getting the most from your team
We all have too much to do and too little time to do it. In today’s complex and collaborative workplace, the real challenge is to manage not just your personal workload but that of your team’s. As a leader, your role is to both “set the strategic vision” and act as “the buffer for unreasonable […]
How High Growth Leaders Become More Influential
Some people seem to be naturally gifted physically, intellectually or artistically, and it appears as if they just float to the top. Don’t be fooled. However gifted someone may be, he or she still had to develop those talents to achieve the top professional position. That’s good news for the rest of us. Each one of us has […]
How to be a Disruptive Leader
Disruption and leadership might seem opposing forces. However, in today’s competitive environment they need to be reconciled to ensure your success. Competitive pressure to innovate and shake up established markets is too powerful for companies to disregard. If their leaders don’t shake companies from within, they’ll struggle to compete in the wider world. Disruptive leadership […]
The Questions High Growth Leaders Ask
High Growth leadership is not as much about knowing the right answers, as it is about knowing the right questions. We all know that asking questions is a powerful leadership tool, but most leaders fail to apply this insight with their team. Bob Tiede has studied and written about asking questions and offers really practical […]
Influence and Leadership
Influence is a core pillar of leadership. A leader has to be influential – which means: be able to change the hearts and minds of others. In other words, as a leader you need to be able to communicate and interact with others in a way that not only influences them to do things, be […]
How to keep top talent in Silicon Valley
Answerlab, based in Silicon Valley, delivers digital insights for the world’s leading brands. The company has 35 employees and in 3 years they have had zero turnover. How has this been achieved? The CEO Amy Buckner Chowdhry firstly relies on a one page strategic plan with monthly reporting. The team knows “who owns what” and […]
Why your team is not engaged?
How many of your top performing team have left you, leaving you, as their leader, wondering why or what happened? Employees and team members will often quit before they ask for what they truly want: clarity, focus on strengths and engaged management. Clarity Of Our Words From the leadership perspective, clarity of our words requires […]
Insights from high growth clients…..
Let me share with you some BFOs (Blinding Flashes of the Obvious!) clients have experienced recently: Expecting your team to work, care, or think harder than you do. You set the tone. Not spending enough time getting to know what motivates your senior managers. You’ll struggle to get the best out of them. Recruiting employees […]
