Written by Rosie on July 13, 2009 – 3:54 pm
On the Speaking as a Leader course we held last week at the beautiful venue of Stanton Manor, we had some great delegates. One of the exercises they found most challenging was defining the difference between leadership and management. They are not alone. If you go on the internet and search under leadership, there are over 14 million hits; [...]
Written by Rosie on June 8, 2009 – 5:49 pm
Will ‘Brown Sugar’ make a good leadership combination and what can they learn from each other? It will be interesting to see what comes of this match, if they get the time to deliver anything. They both know what bankruptcy is about and how to fire your team members. They both seem to know [...]
Written by Rosie on April 30, 2009 – 4:24 pm
Success is different things to different people, and not everyone bases success on the pounds in the bank. (Just as well in the current climate!) I was saddened to hear people at a recent seminar saying that success was based on profit, and people were driven either by fear or greed. Isn’t this the sort [...]
Written by Rosie on April 3, 2009 – 2:15 pm
‘The legacy you leave is the life you lead’ John Kouzes, award winning author of The Leadership Challenge
With the G20 summit and world leaders on parade, it is an apt time to consider the concepts of legacy. Defined as ‘material or immaterial thing handed down by predecessor‘, I believe for leadership, it has become to [...]
Written by Rosie on March 9, 2009 – 12:40 pm
Spring is in the air, and thoughts turn to spring cleaning. (Well some do!) It is a time of new birth. In work, it is an ideal time to clean out the ‘habits’ cupboard. As Mahatma Gandhi once said:
“Your beliefs become your thoughts
Your thoughts become your words
Your words become your actions
Your actions become your habits
Your [...]
Written by Rosie on February 8, 2009 – 4:24 pm
‘The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing’ Walt Disney
Good intentions are difficult to maintain unless there is the will to succeed. When the pressure is on us, it is easy to slip back to old ways.
Here are 5 ways to help keep the motivation through change, whether for yourself or those [...]
Written by Rosie on January 6, 2009 – 1:13 pm
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves” Carl Jung
Is there someone in your team or a customer that always seems to get up your nose?
Have you ever stopped to wonder why?
If we take a long hard look at why someone irritates us, it can often reveal a lot [...]
