Archive for July 2021

Many Chief Executives find organisational wealth in the financial controller’s balance sheet. There are numbers against all these tangible assets, including buildings, machinery, cash in the bank, IP and even the pipeline of orders for the next financial year. You have probably heard the famous mantra, “Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is…

Creating an environment where talent can thrive sounds like a big task at best, and at worst, a complex problem. It is neither. Everything excellent and sustainable that emerges from organisations does so because of trust. Without trust, it’s hard to achieve anything. There are many examples of leaders who have taken their teams into…

In his book, Good to Great, Jim Collins makes it clear that after you have worked on yourself to become a better leader, the next most important thing to do is get the right people around you, described as ‘first who, then what’. In other words, get the right people in your circle and then…

“When will I see results” is the million-dollar question and may well be code for, “when will I see a return on my investment”? Either way, let us set the scene and make sure everything is in place. You have commissioned an excellent executive coach, have established your objectives and are genuinely committed to personal…

Coaching is great! For many situations in professional and personal life, it is ace! Speaking with your coach gives you time to reflect on the situation in which you find yourself and is there to pose those “elephant in the room” questions no one else will. They will do this with compassion and your best…

When you think about leadership traits, typically, what comes to mind are qualities like strength, vision, enthusiasm, charisma, and courage. Often overlooked is an essential leadership trait – humility. Sometimes leaders get caught up in promoting their success to a point where they appear shallow and self-absorbed. These qualities inspire very few people. However, what…

You might find this a bit of a surprise, but over the last 25 years in the coaching and consulting sector, how rarely I get asked for any of the Ten Big things, you should think about before selecting an executive coach. Now, that is not to say there are not valid reasons behind this.…