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Level 3 leaders are logical and methodical, creating processes and systems to increase productivity, and using metrics to manage performance. They analyse, plan and monitor, and make evidence-based decisions. They understand strategy and can seize opportunities when they arise. (Read more...) Conti

The second level in the seven levels of leadership consciousness is all about communication and relationships. (Read more...) Continue reading →

In leadership skills development, the 'seven levels of leadership consciousness' model offers a particularly useful way of developing leaders. Based on the work of Maslow, it describes positive qualities and potentially limiting values for each level. (Read more...) Continue reading →

I’ve attended a lot of meetings that are a waste of time – it’s part of my job. (I help teams improve their performance and often observe to understand their issues before I intervene). However, I must say this was the most boring meeting of my career. (Read more...) Continue reading →

What would happen if your organisation hired a meeting fairy? (Read more) Continue reading →

What would happen if your organisation hired a meeting fairy? (Read more)

Somehow running a business, or a team within a business of more than about 30 people, can appear to be extremely complex. Of course we have the option to make it complex, but the secret of success is to keep it simple. (Read more) Continue reading →

You can’t escape change. The march of time and gravity is relentless. We have a love-hate relationship with change because it gives us mixed results. It’s neither all good nor all bad but contains the seeds of both. Managing business change means acknowledging that impermanence is an integral part

The classic distinction between leaders and managers claims that they are separate types of people, with different personalities, behaviour, attitudes and goals. But though we all love a good definition, this way of looking at executive work confuses more than it explains: it’s an intellectual exerc

‘Collaboration’ might be the buzz word of the moment but ‘command and control’ is still around in management behaviour. It sort of goes with the territory. If you are in charge, you feel you have to lead from the front. It’s a hard model to break. (Read more) Continue reading →