Walking the talk is not an option. A common maxim in management & leadership is that you must walk the talk. That is, don’t just tell people what to do, do it yourself. This is often explored as a choice.
Managing change – tip on making it easier to introduce change
Managing change – tip on making it easier to change. Whenever there is significant change to implement in a team, a department, or an organisation, we are told to plan it carefully, think of the reactions and prepare for all
Leadership means you’re being watched
When you become a leader you’re being watched. All the time. Watched by all of your team all of the time. Everything you do is scrutinised and interpreted. And every action is reviewed to assess whether it is something they
Peer to Peer Leadership
What is Peer to Peer (or P2P) leadership and how can it help? P2P leadership is a relatively new way of thinking about how teams and organisations can be lead. It counteracts the traditional hierarchical leadership model which most organisations
Leaders are judged by their own words
In leadership roles everything we do will be scrutinised. Our own actions will be judged against what we say are our expectations of others. So we need to be careful what we say. In the UK a politician, Michael
Are you a natural leader or manager?
Are you a natural Leader or Manager? The are many definition of leadership and management, but let’s use the following definitions; that a leader likes to set the culture or environment in which people can thrive, whereas a manager
Can Francois Hollande’s personal ‘affairs’ teach us anything about leadership?
Francois Hollande is under pressure after a report in the press that he is allegedly having an affair with actress Julie Gayet. Although it might be interesting to reflect on the different attitudes of French society to politician’s personal affairs
What leadership actions will you take today?
One definition of leadership, is that a leader sets and leads the culture of their team, department, or organisation. And that means leading your culture by doing often small, specific little things every day. It could be giving a
One big challenge with delegating when you’re a new manager / team leader
One of the biggest challenges with delegating when you’re a new manager or team leader, is that delegating is not necessarily what you’re good at. You’ve been doing a job which is about you doing stuff; achieving goals, working on
What can the British & Irish Lions tour remind us about leadership?
I’m not an expert on sport, but it is interesting to observe how coaches and managers go about their work under scrutiny from the press, and to see if we can learn from them. When Warren Gatland, the British and