The other day, I met up with an old friend of mine. She’s the General Manager of a “think tank”. I hadn’t seen her for a few years and we got to talking about work. In fact, she asked me for some advice. “Things are very different now,” she said. “We’ve shifted to a matrix …
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Quite often, the success of an organisation rests as heavily upon its people as it does the product or service it provides. For CEOs, this means finding the right leaders to steer the company to success. So in the quest to be a good leader, what leadership traits must someone possess? It’s a big question, and …
Every day Dale deals with a familiar pattern. He sits in meeting after meeting with colleagues who feel more like competitors. Every day he reads about the ‘future of work’ and how automation and technology are taking human beings out of the mix. In every meeting he feels the tension in the room as people …
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“Keep away from those who try to belittle you. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.” – Mark Twain It doesn’t matter if your relationship is romantic, friendly or business-related, a good one comprises of three fundamentals: Respect, rapport and trust. And giving a presentation is no different. After …
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At a recent banking conference I was talking to a group of participants, when the head of the retail bank arrived to do the meet and greet thing. The five people around me immediately tensed up. Their voices changed, becoming tighter and more self-conscious. Their movement was more formal and mannered. The senior executive was …
