Hallo, and welcome back. I hope you have been enjoying the European summer if you live over this way!Returning to our series on how to delegate, the most valuable discussion I have ever had on this subject took place some months ago. I had the privilege of interviewing a former CEO of the Swiss-based international company, Georg... Read More
This week in our ongoing investigation of delegation processes, I want to address a comment made to me at a recent event at which I spoke about leadership and delegation. A lady from the company I was speaking to said to me during the Q & A session: 'I've just about stopped delegating. When I delegate a task and... Read More
Welcome back! As promised, this week we are starting the series of articles on 'how to delegate' which so many of you had requested.To start off this series of articles on how to delegate, my Canadian colleague Dr. Brad McCrae - director of the Atlantic Leadership Development Institute - has provided the important article below. Some of you... Read More
Welcome! I'm delighted to tell you that I and my team have been working hard for you these past couple of weeks, and very soon we will start to present our results. Let me explain.A few weeks ago I had the privilege of travelling to the Czech Republic to train an international group of media experts. Their theme was... Read More
Happy New Year! A warm welcome back to all of you who are returning to the blog after my long sabbatical, and an equally warm welcome to our new visitors from Australia. We look forward to your contributing comments in the future.My travels over the past two months have given me further insights into certain aspects of leadership. And... Read More
It does seem a little early to be wishing people a merry Christmas, doesn't it? But there's a reason why I'm doing this, and I'll be providing you with the reason in just a moment. But first, the following:One of my clients sent me a gorgeous email this week- I'll be keeping it forever. It was a very nice... Read More
Of all the leadership attributes we have discussed so far in this blog, the ability to delegate seems to be the Waterloo for many of us. Why is that? Well, many leaders I've worked with have provided the following reasons for their reluctance to delegate: 'Things go more quickly when I do them myself''; 'I don't have time to... Read More
A lady asked me recently: 'How can I be a leader? I am not the boss'. I asked her if she had a family, and she nodded. I suggested that she could start honing her leadership skills at home by being a fine leader to her children.I personally am concerned by the lack of leadership in a lot of... Read More
This year, with the recession impacting our lives in many ways, I have often been asked whether my own business has suffered. This is not the case. In fact, as I tell the questioners, this year Speaking Solutions has had more company training assignments and speaking engagements than ever before. I don't think the reasons for this are... Read More
So here's my answer to last week's questions. To the question whether there are leadership attributes which are universally recognised, I would say, yes. Being credible, inspiring a shared vision, delegating and empowering others, being forward thinking - these are attributes which can be found in leaders across the world. But is there universal agreement about what makes a... Read More