Values As Floating Foundations

Values are at the core when it comes defining identity and behaviour. They’re a matter of identity. Identity informs behaviour. This is why every leader must set and guard values. This is nothing new. You know this, but if you’re anything like me you need the reminders. Every enterprise is impacted by the environment it …

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.

The Challenge Of Now

Leaders, well, everyone for that matter, must avoid moving forward to the past. This is when leaders (and organisations they serve) are in motion but with focus and attention on the past. This can be partly due to leaders not reflecting, as way of avoiding past failures, as well as seeing what can be garnered …

Waste and Or Recycling

Some things can be reused. Some need to go through some processes to be reusable and others not so much. Then there’s waste. Some things cannot and do not deserve to be reused. They are simply to be discarded and not to be resurrected. They don’t deserve an extra shot at life. This applies to …