The founder of my boarding school, John Corlette, has this to say on the goals of education Whilst we agree that the ability to earn a good living is a necessary and important accomplishment we do not regard this as the goal of education but as a by-product of it. We believe that the goal
Developing a strategic plan is part art, part science. Dot every i, cross every t, and you’ve likely created a prescriptive set of tactics that have boxed out all the flexibility and potential that comes with responding to opportunity and the inevitable change that gets thrown our way. This approach reminds me of Rennaissance landscapes;
Take a fresh route. I traveled by train from Frankfurt to Zurich for the last 12 months, the first few trips being exciting as you look out of the trains window admiring all the new landscapes. Then routine sets in, seasons change but nothing else seems to look different. Again all seems to become routine.
Motivation is a key attribute of leaders. Driving and encouraging your organization to achieve, to attain the vision is a critical part of a leader’s agenda. definition: ambition, inspiration action,catalyst, desire, disposition, drive, encouragement, fire, get up and go,hunger, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive,incitement, inclination, inducement, instigation, interest, kick*, motive, persuasion, predetermination, predisposition, provocation, push, reason,
Taking Ownership for Change – the Empathy Imperative When I wrote my book, 50 Words, its started as a little project, a gift for my two sons. The premise was if one could only save 50 words in the English language, which words would they be? It was my way of starting an important conversation
These days we have more information at our disposal than ever before, and we have more tools to do our jobs as managers. But we have to make sure that this doesnt’ lead to more complexity. It reminds me of my father’s briefcase. When i was a child growing up in Europe, I would remember
My father-in-law gave me some advice many many years ago that has held me in good stead. He told me if you work harder than the average person, then you will do well. After returning from the army, he took as his first job, a commission sales truck route. His assumption was that a route
Are we leaders or managers? We often follow a good manager; a good manager motivates, administers and produces results. We feel comfortable, safe and secure in the knowledge we are doing what is expected. And then there is the leader – the leader blazes a trail, sees the lone vision and recruits their team to
Thomas R Horton writes: “The best executives I know are change makers. They’re imbued with intellectual curiosity. They want to know what makes things work. What the relationship is between this and that. They are excited by ideas. They read widely and deeply. Their interests are incredibly diverse, their lives rich and balanced. Balanced at
When you are hiring a member of your team, you are really interviewing for three jobs: 1. This individual will have tactical day-to-day responsibilities for which they are accountable. You will rely on them to execute on those accountabilities, and to build and lead an organization to drive results forward. Here you are looking for