Simon Sinek was asked in a recent Webcast (Servant leadership in the 21st Century) ‘what should we do with high performers who are poor leaders’? His immediate answer was ‘coach them… and if they’re uncoachable, share them with the competition’ Whilst I love this answer and it’s passion, I really was hoping he’d say ‘change
I’ve been reflecting recently about the support Leading Edge have given to Warwickshire-based charity Helping Hands and how we’ve been able to connect some of our fantastic clients like Jaguar Land Rover, Whitbread and Wickes– with the charity for the good of both. (You may have seen the amazing news of the donation Wickes gave
The unexpected star of Glastonbury this year was Alex Mann. The lad from the crowd selected by Dave the rapper to join him on stage for his (apparently regular) audience participation ‘dueting’ to his tune ‘Thiago Silva’ Alex’s amazing rendition of not just the one part lyrics he was asked to deliver, but to both
A number of conversations this week have involved the concept of Legacy.. funny how that happens isn’t it? Like thinking of blue cars, and then every other car you see is blue… My own interest in legacy was sharpened last Sunday watching the hugely emotional post match interview with Marta, Brazilian women’s footballer, after they
As the Tory leadership contest continues, with the 11 potentials whittled down to 5.. I’ve been thinking about the challenge of ‘choosing’ your own leader When you think about it, it’s not a position many of us find ourselves… We rarely get to ‘select’ our line manager or the person we report to. We may
Arguably the sporting shock of the weekend (if not in boxing history) was the knockout defeat of Anthony Joshua in the heavyweight title fight to Andy Ruiz Jr. Ruiz, in winning his thirty-third professional fight, became the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world, as Joshua experienced his first defeat. Ruiz was the underdog –
This is the last in a the series of of blogs relating to change, more specifically Dannemillar’s formula for sustainable change (D x V x F) > R. Where – D = Dissatisfaction, V = Vision, F = First Steps, R = Resistance If this equation is correct then, ‘resistance to change’ can be overcome…
In my last blog regarding Dannemillar’s change equation I described vision and the need for this to be meaningful to your team… “can they visualise themselves in the future state? If not, your carefully crafted vision is nothing but a soundbite”. This week, I’ve been thinking about how we ensure that vision has some tangible
Creating a situation where people feel compelled to align to a vision is often a leader’s desire, particularly in situations of change. Be they forced by the market, a change in senior leadership strategy or a diversification in what you do, we’d all want out teams to the change and with it the direction of
Why is dissatisfaction such a big deal in the Change Equation? Our view? Without it we go nowhere – all other items can be in place for positive change but if we are not ‘dissatisfied’ with our now then why would we change? If the status quo is fine for us what is the need
Great leadership demands ‘clarity of self’ and the expression of an ‘authentic self’ (the ‘real’ you) to those around. Try to lead by copying those listed in the top 100 companies across the world and you will fail – why? Because they are someone else, you are not them, your context is different as are
When thinking of the business need to deliver results I seem to be drawn toward the value of relationships. Being results driven (or outcome focused) can often seem like it would be to the detriment of people, relationships and their development. In his article – In Sports, Results Matter, But to Get Them, Ignore
