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Yesterday I spoke about the importance of understanding emotional power when it comes to your team. More importantly when it comes to the fact that people do fail and will fail and how we need to deal with this. Today is just a statement that I’d like you to think about over the weekend. “Rather … Read moreUnderstanding emotional value
As a leader we have to realise something. You lead people and not products! People are emotionally driven (EQ) and in such how we handle them, lead them and engage with them will make all the difference to the company. It is common practice (and human nature) to scold or reprimand when people mess up. … Read morePraise the miss
Yesterday I spoke about being the hero. But what is the hero and what causes us to be heroes? We see that sometimes due to necessity a normal person can and does become a hero. Let me give you an example. If you were standing in the queue and someone needed urgent help you would … Read moreAwaken the hero
I have talked about being a superhero a few times in past posts. But let’s look at the two words separately: Super – Very good or excellentHero – A person admired for their courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities. Nowhere does it say a spandex outfit or a cape. I want you to sit back … Read moreTo be a hero
You see the more successful we are the more arrogant we can become. The know it all attitude will be the downfall of many great leaders, organisations and even empires! Ask the Romans! The biggest challenge in continued growth is knowing that you are still growing, still learning and still susceptible to fail! We get … Read moreAsk the Romans
Why do we admire certain people? What is it about them that draws us in or makes us want to be like them? I’m not talking about being a fan. This is not the crazy screaming teenager at a concert of some singer. I’m talking about real people that started out the same way as … Read moreWhat makes people exceptional?
In these challenging times everyone needs a bit of help or encouragement. Could you save a life? I’m not talking about physically performing CPR – I mean mentally. We often can’t see what is really going on with people and the pain or anguish they may be harbouring. This is not a cry for help … Read moreStep back from the ledge!
Yip. Get out. Well at least 99%. I’m talking about outsourcing. You see we think we can do it all ourselves and big companies like to employ lots of people to “be there” and do stuff. The reality is work from home has actually confirmed something that I have been doing for awhile now. Outsourcing. … Read moreGet out!
We all have skills or gifts that we could share with the world yet so many of us bury them. I have often been told by my wife that I should be training people in technology – but I have given her a 100 reasons why I shouldn’t. If she can see the potential in … Read moreDo you have buried treasure?
As we tire during the day’s activity – our natural reaction is to chose the quickest and easiest option when making decisions. This means (more often than not) we buy things we shouldn’t or make decisions that have a kick-in-the-teeth later on. The lesson here is that when you plan your day (I hope you … Read moreAvoid the midday slump!