Are you curious about how you compare to other leaders—particularly your struggles and challenges? A few weeks ago, responses rolled into my questionnaire (thank you!) about your greatest leadership challenges and development needs. “If you were to choose only one leadership area to further develop, what would it be? Here’s how the answers stackedRead more
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Are you one of those leaders who spends so much time and energy on the day-to-day, tactical aspects of your business that you neglect the strategic perspective? If so, you’re not alone. Lots of the leaders I work with want to be more strategic—regardless of whether they head up their organisation, manage a part ofRead more
Some leaders are getting into trouble because they aren’t giving enough attention to the big picture. They’re not standing back and looking strategically at where they need to drive their business (or their part of the business). And some leaders are so creative and big-picture focused that they’re not getting things done. They’re getting intoRead more
So many leaders are spending too much time on the operational, the tactical, the day-to-day. They’re therefore seriously neglecting the strategic picture—and potentially the future of their business! These leaders are remiss about putting time aside to stand back and take a panoramic stance. They’re not asking questions like: These days what’s best practice inRead more
There are lots of leadership competency models around. Most have a reasonable correlation with each other, depending on the level of leadership being contemplated. For example, it’s clear that a leader of a large business enterprise needs competencies that a leader of a small team does not. Nonetheless if you’re to truly succeed in aRead more
In my leader coaching work, it’s often evident that the leader’s in trouble because they haven’t, and aren’t, giving enough attention to the big picture. They’re not standing back and looking strategically at what dangers could be around the corner or setting a course for where to drive their business. Are you one of theseRead more
