Ever since Bill Clinton used the phrase ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ in his successful 1992 campaign for the US Presidency, it has been almost an article of faith that voters will, at the end of the day, elect leaders on
Passion and Flow: How to make the most of your greatest asset – People!
I’m running an event in Melbourne on 12 August at 6.30pm. You can find the details here. But first some background: Like it or not, we live in revolutionary times. Everywhere I go I find conversations about working in a
Keys to High Performing Teams part 8 – Workplace Conflict Resolution
This is the eighth in a series of Ten Keys to High Performing Teams. This article looks at the role that conflict resolution plays in workplace performance. Conflict, like change, is inevitable. But it does not have to be destructive.
Keys to high performing teams part 4 – Good relationships
This is the fourth article in a series on 10 keys to high performing teams. You can see the original post here. The links between productivity and workplace relationships are so obvious they hardly need spelling out. You are much
Gandhi and the politics of blame
The birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, October 2, is a good time to reflect on the theme of leadership and how politics can be a great force for good. I write as a bitterly divided US congress has led to the
Ten keys to getting high performing teams
This is the first of a series of ten blog posts where I will expand on each of the ten keys to high performing teams that I have identified. Watch out for future posts over the coming weeks. But first
Join me for a Candid Conversation
Join me on 27th August at 9am for a Candid Conversation webinar with Ian Berry on Google Hangouts. We’ll be talking about the relationship between community, good relationships and high performance. You can find more details here. While you are
Gandhi and leadership
Back in February I travelled to India to participate in an international conference, Dialogue on Democracy, in Panchgani, Maharashtra. I was last there 27 years ago so it was interesting to reconnect with familiar places and faces and also to
Discover the Other, Discover yourself
Discovering the Other goes hand in hand with Discovering Yourself. You cannot have one without the other. On the one hand, you cannot discover your own identity except, as J Krishnamurti puts it, ‘through the mirror of relationships’. All of
What village do you come from?
Trust is increased when we know who we are dealing with. Telling stories of defining moments can be an effective part of a performance leadership strategy. I was told by someone recently (in person) that she didn’t like to accept