Are leadership and management different? This is a popular question which may determine how a person sees themselves – am I a leader or manager? Is one better than the other? Management theories date back to the early 1900s and were then built upon around the 1950s-1980s. So much has changed in the world since…
In my previous post, ‘why decision making is so important in leadership and business?’ I explained the importance of decision making, and how decisiveness can affect your personal and business life as a leader. To expand on this, this post will discuss how leadership can affect the decision making of others. During my leadership journey,…
Why am I so defensive? Unfortunately, this is a problem that many people, including aspiring leaders, face today. Being defensive can lead to a breakdown of relationships, general unhappiness or even a lack of progress in your career. Being defensive could look like: getting angry when somebody criticises you, ignoring your partner because you didn’t…
Decision making is a critical component to people in positions of leadership and in any business. The ability to make effective decisions can be the difference between success and failure. I will tackle this question in two parts: Importance of decisiveness Leadership decisiveness: Non-business & business Importance of decisiveness In short, decisiveness in all areas…
In my early days on my leadership journey I learnt one very important lesson: People don’t leave companies, they leave people. A recent Gallup poll of more one million employed U.S. workers concluded that, the number one reason people quit their jobs is a bad boss which is almost 70%. Crazy right! But, don’t fall…
The need for leadership is a constant in society, but the style of how we lead is constantly evolving. The society of today is hugely different to the society of the 1950s. We are a more diverse, open and information based society. People are still people, but the way people think, behave and act is…
Welcome to part three of this series of posts where I tackle quick fire leadership questions. I receive lots of questions from various platforms which require concise answers. So in this series I will be sharing my responses to these questions. Did you miss part one to six? Question 1: “How do I become a…
Welcome to part three of this series of posts where I tackle quick fire leadership questions. I receive lots of questions from various platforms which require concise answers. So in this series I will be sharing my responses to these questions. Did you miss part one to five? Question 1: “What are some underrated traits…
Today I’m going to be answering very important question, “can anyone be a leader?” Now if you’re new to leadership and you’re interested in becoming a leader, or you looking towards the leaders of today, and thinking I can’t be like them, then this post is for you. Also, if you’re in a position of…
First impressions can be important in leadership and often leaders may say, or do, the wrong things which leads to them making a bad first impression. One particular good first impression that many leaders want to make is: how to come across intelligent? In this post I will share three simple steps on how to…
