I am a huge fan of delegation and outsourcing. I write about it frequently. However, to be a true leader, you need to get dirty. An example. I once spent a day at Microsoft doing a course in geo-location app builds using a tool they had acquired. After 4 hours I had a working demo … Read moreGet Dirty
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
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?
We spend most of our time selling to people. Selling products or services or even ourselves. Here is a novel thought : Try help instead of selling. You see if you can identify a problem or help someone with a solution – chances are there are other peole that need the same solution and this … Read moreHelp not sell
Yesterday I spoke about being a leader rather than a manager. The human being is a funny animal. We crave attention, love and recognition. In the work space you will be surprised to know how many people would work for the same or even less money as long as they truly believed and felt they … Read moreRecognition is ignition
A lot of people think this is the same person. Sorry, its not. A Manager manages – duh! This is a person who has an authoritative position which in turn makes you subordinate to them and their requests. A Leader is someone you want to follow as they make you feel like you have learnt … Read moreLeader or manager?
I chatted yesterday about being accountable to yourself and how to do so. What I left out was growing. If we are not learning or developing we are not growing. It is equally important to ensure that personal development or learning occur when looking at your actions. What did you do right this last week? … Read moreAccountability with personal development
To turn a foe into a friend ask them to do you a favour! Yip. Simple. You see we spend our lives trying to please others. It is this biological trait that we can manipulate in business. When someone does you a solid (favour) their brains tell them they like you even if they don’t. … Read moreDo me a solid
We often think of heroism as a soldier in war or a caped crusader in a comic book. This is obviously not always the case and this is about a different war. This is the war within. There is a hero in every single one of us. The problem is getting him or her to … Read moreDestroy the inner enemy
In most cases it comes down to you! Yip. You! There are numerous reasons but most of them have to do with you and your demands. You see people are just that, people. They are not machines and further for them it is actually just a job. It may be your company and you may … Read moreWhy you lose good team members