How to improve performance in real-time
This week I have further reflected upon the Measure what matters, in particular the question: how do we know that we are on the right track even when we have set our mission, objectives and key results? In order to reach our Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), these should be supported by what John Doerr […]
Want to learn to lead during coronavirus lockdown? Develop emotional intelligence
By now, most of us have heard of the actual skills that are required to succeed in today’s work place: the “soft” skills like listening, detecting moods, reading power relationships, collaborating and influencing. For a long time, many of these skills were not recognised as core competencies because they exist under the surface and have […]
Defining your purpose: easier than it sounds?
In the midst of chaos, the unfolding pandemic, poor decisions on warnings and emergency management, the world can seem like it is literally coming to an end as we know it. It is soooo easy to get swept up with screen time being 67% up from last week (ahemm….), checking on Twitter and news sites […]
How to get your team from “good-enough” to “awesome”
Keeping with David Marquet’s book Leadership is Language still, I’ve thought more and more about how we can create learning environments where we shift successfully between redwork (doing actual work e.g. analysis) and bluework (reflection and planning). He outlines several key questions and issues that are key in understanding how we can move from what […]
How to lead through language
The new book of the week is David Marquet’s Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don’t and I was extremely happy to find this book at the airport after just having listened to his podcast episode in Coaching for Leaders. There are so many insights in this book […]
How to change your self-image
When I’ve shown my current book, Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, to a few friends and colleagues, I’ve got lots of concerned looks and questions about Scientology. But fear not, I have not gone to the dark side… the book is actually about psychology of our assumptions, habits, and beliefs and how these form the image that […]
How to train your mind for success
The book by Robin Sharma The Leader Who Had No Title has made me think further about the role that we ourselves play in our own success, including the habits we adopt and the thoughts that we generate. Also, having read Dr Joe Dispenza’s book on changing yourself, it is becoming more and more clear […]
How to claim your IMAGE for leadership
Book of the week is The Leader Who Had No Title. I’ve heard about this book many times and now finally got my hands on it; it’s leadership wisdom but told as a story of a young man who has returned from war back to US and is living a life where he has settled […]
How to prioritise through directed commitment
The famous Jim Collins quote says that the most important thing is to first to get the right people in the bus, otherwise you’ll spend most of your time arguing where you should be heading and how to get there. This is highly applicable also to how you prioritise your activities and goals: if you […]
How to see around corners and enable organisational innovation
The latest book I have been reading is Seeing Around Corners: How to spot inflection points in business before they happen by Rita McGrath who delivers a sobering message every leader and innovator needs to hear: if we want to stay ahead and innovate, we need to understand how trends emerge and spot them before they […]