Someone recently asked me if they had to stop being a nice person to lead a team of people effectively? I was shocked to be honest; I work with a broad range of leaders and to me they are all great people and are certainly nice.
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When we think of business performance, strategy and leadership it’s highly unlikely that many people are thinking of nutrition.
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Does great leadership mean being kind, having empathy, being consistent, persistent, deliberate, natural, upbeat, driven and focused? Yes, it’s all of those things and more…
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I’ve been running small businesses now for over 20 years – both my own and other people’s. If you’ve never run a small business, then please don’t try and tell people who do, how to do it.
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Today’s business leaders are facing an unprecedented level and pace of change, with many of the challenges encountered being quite different in their systemic nature from those in the past.
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Leaders lead people, rather than processes – the vision of that strong and unwavering leader who has all the answers is a thing of the past. In fact, many incredibly successful leaders are blatant service leaders – but what is service leadership?
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Today we are at a frontier that is challenging our received wisdoms about how to work, where to work and what to work on. The Coronavirus pandemic is a genuine, never before experienced event, that is disrupting everything. All leaders are in uncharted territory.
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Your business is growing, you are building a team, how do you ensure that everyone is working together for the good of your business? There are six steps that you need to follow when creating a strong team.
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