Archive for January, 2008

Where would you go to find leadership in action?

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

I would like to ask participants on a leadership course the following:'if you were given the opportunity to join any organisation in any part of the world to see leadership that motivates and empowers you, where would you go?'One would hope the answer would be 'straight back to the ...

The 'buddy buddy' system- Could it work in the Commercial World?

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

The army has developed, probably over hundreds of years, the 'buddy buddy' system. What does this mean? It means that when you go on operations or training you have a mate. That mate 'keeps an eye' on you and you him.Your buddy is somebody you can off load ...

Five key inner qualities all leaders must have

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

My good colleague David Paterson brought this article to my attention.  I think it sums those key qualities we all look for in our leaders and must expect of ourselves in a leadership role. Because leadership is inextricably connected to who we are deep down, ...

Prize-winning bastards advance ignoble cause

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Someone is finally talking some sense? Prize-winning bastards advance ignoble cause   Ian Sample October 4, 2008 A STUDY of bastards in the workplace, a theory on the relationship between sound and food and some odd revelations on the medical values of placebos have all been recognised as contributions to learning, with their inclusion among ...