Leader Series

Here’s a thought “Is ‘opens and clicks’ a measure of quality?” After six years this is the last Leader. The ‘opens and clicks’ have dropped off and Rod my director of content is telling me the format is tired and it needs to be put to rest. I think The Leader stands as a contemporaneous…

Here’s a thought “What’s it like in your team?” Does your team produce the required results easily or is it hard work? Are the team members energised and fully engaged or are you having to push hard and rely on ‘incentives’ and ‘consequences’? Does your team have a shared vision of success or are you…

Here’s a thought “The productivity of British Workers lags behind other nations; surely that doesn’t include us, you and I?” Two days after the new UK Government’s first budget productivity is in the news. I hear the productivity of our workforce lags behind United States and other developed nations and that if we were at…

Here’s a thought “It’s now 20_5 and half of our managers and leaders are women.  What’s it like round here?” Working with a leader recently he said “the thing I like about Jayne is she’s the only one who challenges me on my behaviour and approach ….. she’s the only woman in my team”. This…

Here’s a thought “How come you are doing that, surely that’s not your job.” Mark asked me to do a workshop on ‘delegation’ with his top people. My immediate response was ‘I don’t do training’. Though after a short conversation I agreed to go away and think about it. Since then I have been listening…

Here’s a thought “It’s hectic, flat out, got to get above this to think clearly and plan. But how?” We are in a glass room in a very busy city centre. It feels cramped, not much room to spread out and there is nowhere to sit. Looking out people are dashing past in all directions…

Here’s a thought “If your team was ‘on form’ what would that look like? Top cyclists exhibit great form. Elbows in, shoulders down, back straight, abs engaged, leg muscles relaxed and spinning at a high cadence, steady breathing, well fuelled, fully hydrated and at one with their precision and finely tuned bikes and equipment. Poetry…

Here’s a thought “What would happen to your organisation if there was a sudden record slide in the Brent crude oil price?” This is complex, the big picture often is. We all work in systems which are sub systems of bigger systems. For example I am currently working with a team that is building a…

Here’s a thought “Culture and brand are two sides of the same coin” My last car as a salaried employee was a Vauxhall Omega Elite. It was the pinnacle of my vehicular aspirations: 6 cylinder engine, leather seats, Sat Nav the lot! When I set up my own company 14 years ago I had to…

Here’s a thought “If you let them holidays are great for gaining fresh perspective and getting clear on what is important.” I have just had a week in Portugal with Sue – fantastic sunshine, great food, lots of exercise, watched “Fargo” Season 1, had a few quiet moments to think and did no work. In…