Each year, All TEC Day challenges hundreds of CEOs around the country to reflect on the future of leadership. Two of the themes for this year really stood out to me, especially as the full range of their impacts remains to be seen. The first concerns the idea of leading with authenticity. We've all seen the damage - reputational and otherwise...
There you were - engaged, challenged and fulfilled in your work that made the most of your innate talents and spoke to your passions and beliefs. You might have spent years developing a fully committed relationship with one of your closest friends - your job! And now it is time for you to say goodbye to that friend forever. You have...
Leadership fundamentally involves three main elements: people, change and risk, as well as the preparedness to fail whilst trying for greatness. However, of all the changes currently affecting the business environment, it could be the leader's approach to risk that is changing the most. An Ernst & Young (EY) survey from late last year found this change is especially prevalent...
Recent commentary around the change of pace in business suggested 18 months is the new "long term". Whether you agree with that or not, the reality is that transformational trends spread quickly and leaders of organisations need to have their own "speed agenda" on hand, a blueprint for sensing and responding effectively to the forces of change that can see...
Best selling author Simon Sinek has challenged us to imagine a world where people wake up every day inspired to go to work, free from the negative thoughts that dominate much of the discussion about corporations' impacts on the world. The truth is that there are a number of organisations out there whose workers safely return home at the end of the day...
A wise person once said, "speak in such a way that others love to listen to you, listen in such a way that others love to speak to you". It's a lesson that is particularly valuable for the current generation of leaders, especially as there are more distractions than ever that get in the way of listening correctly. Arguably, leadership finds...
Leaders are spending more and more time defining the purpose of their organisation. It's a concept that's gained significant attention in recent years, especially as the world begins to place increased demands on businesses and institutions to justify their place in our society. However, it's not just an organisation as a whole that needs a purpose, the person in charge does...
What are you looking for in them as a leader? With them as your leader, what do they need to become to help you accomplish what you are wanting to achieve? ...
As the saying goes, you can’t be half pregnant – neither can you be half accountable if you want to be considered a true leader. Both in your head and heart - you know what needed to be done. And you know you needed to set a good personal example if you wanted to demonstrate effective leadership....