It is as if our day to day work is conducted inside an invisible bubble. All our thoughts, feelings and actions happen, and bounce back, inside this bubble. We know this because we get the same feelings every time we think about that same difficult and still unresolved and people issue; we know it because […]
Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
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? […]
See Your Business with Fresh Eyes by Brian Chernett
When markets are tough, as they are at the moment, we need every bit of help to make sure our businesses continue to trade. Perhaps now is a good time to experience your business as a customer might and pick up on those areas where things have begun to slip. As a retail manager, I […]
Structure Your Meetings for Management and Motivation by Brian Chernett
I know a lot of Chief Executives who consider themselves to be good leaders but feel they could be better at managing and motivating their people. Like any other skill, managing key people well can be learned and through practice mastered. One technique for doing that, in my experience, makes a large difference. You probably […]
Better Approach and Attitude lead to Better Decisions by Brian Chernett
Do you need to be lucky to survive and to thrive? I’m sure there are elements of luck involved, however, I believe in making your own luck and that starts with optimism. Remember the objective is always to come out of difficult times stronger and leaner and to be ready for the opportunities that will […]
Learning how to Create a Successful Business in Turbulent Times – by Joe Adams
Nicholas Bate spoke to my Chief Executive Forum Group recently on: ‘Creating Astonishingly Successful Businesses in Turbulent Times‘ . This very professional workshop consisted of four modules: Module 1: what are the threats to our businesses over the next decade and what do we do about it? Module 2: the core success strategy for any […]
Roger Harrop teaches us how to ‘Stay in the Helicopter®’ – by Peter Sutcliffe
The North East Academy for Chief Executives, CEO Forum speaker in July was Roger Harrop who facilitated an excellent workshop which illustrated the holistic view of what makes a successful business. He delivered some key pointers on where to improve operations and market effectiveness. Roger provided us with many very practical models which will undoubtedly […]
Spread the Passion virus through your Business – by Brian Chernett
Are you passionate about your business? Do you believe in what you’re doing and how you are going about it? If you are, that’s good, though there may be plenty of room for improvement. If you aren’t passionate about what you do, that is a problem that may need you to rethink your current situation […]
Make Better Decisions by Ditching your “Default Alternative” – by Ian Moore
Our brains have developed over hundreds of thousands of years and our evolution has allowed it to make some decisions very rapidly. This development has a Catch 22 when it comes to making decisions. For survival purposes our brains have developed very useful mechanisms however these very mechanisms can cause real issues when making business […]