I went sailing on a friend’s wonderful sea-going boat recently, up a tidal river and then through a number of quite awkward canal locks. As a very ignorant and slightly concerned rookie crewman, knowing nothing about boating and with a long-standing aversion to getting both cold and wet, I was amazed at how much I […]
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Engagement – A Vital Component To Recovery Post Recession – by David Smith
High Performance Is About People Many CEOs I speak to are concerned about re-engaging with their workforce post the ravages of recession. Some have had serious cost cutting to perform, some people have been on reduced compensation packages, and some have seen substantial redundancies taking place, leaving those remaining suffering from what has euphemistically become […]
BP and the Media – What Businesses of All Sizes Can Learn by Michael Dodd
It’s been hard to keep up with the multitude of ways BP mishandled the media over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But for BP and everyone else in business, the critical thing is to learn from the errors rather than repeat them. Being prepared before bad things happen is a key part of this, […]
Using Great Leaders to Model Leadership Behaviours by Brian Chernett
We can all be better leaders. Even those of us who have been leading people and companies for many years can learn from those who do things better than we do. Improvement is a continuous process when we choose to learn from others. One tool for improving leadership is to model what those who are […]
Develop Leadership Qualities by Phil Jesson and Brian Chernett
(First published in CEO Today Spring 2010) Have a look around at the political, religious and business leaders who affect your life. What do you see? Do you see leaders capable of inspiring ordinary people to achieve great things or do you see grey administrators detached from reality and the audience they claim to represent? […]