In nature anything that doesn’t adapt to changing conditions will perish. It’s the same in business. Change is accelerating. No business is future proofed and no business can afford to be left behind. Leadership has shifted too The old success strategy of self-reliance on tenure and specialist knowledge is redundant....
I loved interviewing Kylie Bishop, Group Executive People & Culture, Medibank a few years ago for my book Influence From the Inside Out, so I was thrilled when she said yes to another catch up. Kylie’s a phenomenal leader whose leadership narrative is continually evolving to make an even...
My son Alex is about to turn nine and he celebrated his birthday yesterday with a bunch of his school mates. He and his sister Kiara decorated his cake with yellow bananas and jellybeans. They nearly always have different approaches to doing things but usually find a way to...
Ben was behind on some delivery dates. When his boss Geoff quizzed him about it, Ben justified why the dates had been missed. While Geoff knew Ben was doing his best in a tricky environment, Geoff also reflected the delivery dates were the ones Ben had originally proposed. He...
Leading people through change isn’t easy. While people might understand the change, they still mightn’t like it or be happy with it. How then, do we empower people through the change process? Anna, a coachee of mine, asked herself the same question. Her team were experiencing a large complex...
Most of us operate in a ‘do more with less’ environment: more expectations and more demands with less time than we’d like. We get so used to working and living like this that it becomes normal. We’re all busy and we operate on autopilot without being aware of it. How...
Change is accelerating. No business is future proofed. No business can afford to be left behind. Even if you’re an immensely credible celebrity chef, your restaurant empire can come crashing down. Last month Jamie Oliver issued an emotional statement after his UK restaurant chain collapsed into administration, putting at least...
While every good leader wants to make a positive contribution and difference to others, many wish there was more time to dedicate and give to others. Are we too busy to invest time in what we value the most? Going from one thing to another, getting through emails, going...
An organisation’s vision aims to connect everyone on a shared journey of success. Wouldn’t it be great if that’s all it took to rally people together and get everyone excited about the future? The glaring reality, screaming from engagement survey results (however engagement is measured), is that the majority...
We like to think we’re committed. That our team are committed. People who are committed show up, follow through and stick with it. The more commitment you have, the greater productivity and momentum you can generate to get the job done and lead people through transition and change. Commitment...