I couldn’t count the number of times people in organisations have said that their leaders just aren’t getting candid feedback. And many leaders have disclosed to me that they personally haven’t been completely candid in giving their boss feedback.   What’s This Got To Do With The Disease That Most Leaders Have?  “CEO’s Disease” is

An “I’m OK, You’re OK” attitude is an intrinsic part of effective leadership. This proposition usually triggers a lot of discussion . What troubles some leaders is their perception of their lack of capacity to view another person as OK when the other person’s behaviour was clearly not OK—well, in the mind of the observer

Trying to change a behaviour can be exasperating, can’t it? Many, many attempted behavioural changes get derailed. Unless something special happens, it’s way too easy to, wittingly or unwittingly, resurrect the old habit. We’re very reluctant to change our behaviours. But I have a treat for you, courtesy of best-selling author, Marshall Goldsmith. (The tool

Here’s a template that’ll pull things together for you when you want to influence people to adopt your thinking. It’s called an “Influence Map”. You’ll find it clever but simple and effective to use. You can use it in a macro way, say “to be a more influential leader”. Or you can use it in a

To be frank, most leaders spend too much time drilling down into the details of their team members’ jobs. It’s the leaders job to create an environment that has team members accepting real accountability for meeting their objectives! How much drilling down, micro-managing, are you doing? Hold your head high if you’re focusing on the