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This is something I have been banging out about for a while, but what the feck! happened to Leadership in this country?

There are a relatively consistent set of actions that leaders follow when transitioning into new roles and while they might not all be used in every situation…

Lots of business owners and CEOs alike got caught on the hop by this recession. There is every likelihood that those same business owners and CEOs will again be caught on the hop by the upturn when it comes…

In a recent interview with MLab, Eric Schmit (CEO of Google) was asked to imagine taking over a more ‘traditional’ [...]

The first 100 days in a new role are important for many reasons, they are periods of great opportunity but also risk, actions or decisions taken in this period can have far reaching consequences, they establish a foundation…

Don’t bother waiting for the perfect time or conditions, because they will never arrive. (Believe me, I’ve been there many times, I am sure you have also!) Waiting for the perfect time is the perfect excuse for doing nothing!

Every leader faces a succession of leadership transitions as they develop and grow their career, a leader’s performance during this transition phase is vital. What steps should a leader take during this time to ensure longer-term success in their new role?

Watch your language! If you are not specific with your wording, then you are giving yourself permission not to succeed. Other goal killers are words like “I’ll try”, “I’d love to, but…”, “I wish I could do that, but…” I am sure you know where I am coming from with this.

Thought as a starting blog for 2010, I’d explore two elements of Leadership – self-leadership and organisational leadership – which we can then mull over in more detail in further blogs.

It is up to each person what they do with feedback received, but the worst a Manager can do is “nothing”. This is an opportunity for improvement, it must be taken.