Less Distraction, Thinking / Processing

I normally do my writing and most of my talk prep on my MacBook Pro. When online the temptation to work on another document or email is always near. When online, “hello, again Twitter, Medium, blogs…” Time for thinking more with less distraction. Writing and thinking by hand (writing) notepad and hard copy books has helped …

Language | The Currency Of Leadership

At the disposal of every leader are things he trades for the function and or purpose of leadership. It is how a leader wields these tools or means that determines his success and the success of his organisation. Language is one those things: a currency of leadership. It is in what a leader says that …

The Fine Line Between Cautious And Cowardly

Let’s face it, you have and know another dozen people who’ve played the “cautious card” when they were actually just being downright cowardly. This has to do with taking action in the face of either a possibility or well-nurtured fears.

Curious | Attributes Of Growing Leaders

There is no silver bullet, but there are key components or ingredients to building great enterprises. Another key important to great enterprises is great leadership. Great, relevant, innovative and effective leadership can only be by virtue of growing leaders. Humility is one of the key ingredients. I wrote about it in this post. Another attribute …

You Know You’ve Made It When…

You know you’ve made it when you’ve got your own daily planner. By that I don’t mean that you have a daily planner that you own, I mean that your name is on a “daily planner” that other people buy. In case you were wondering about “daily planner”, it is the replacement term for “diary”. …