Leadership Letter 4 The Leader of the Future “Leadership is changing before our very eyes. What made a great leader 50 years ago or 25 years ago, will not likely make a great leader 10 years from now.” Tim Ryan, the Chairman of PwC in the U.S. Today it is a challenging time to be a leader and it is not going to get any easier. Jacob Morgan is a 4 times best-selling author, speaker, and […]
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Leadership Letter 3 Disrupters – The Netflix Story “Those who disrupt their industries change consumer behaviour, alter economics, and transform lives.” Heather Simmons According to The Economist, the idea of disruptive innovation is the most influential business idea of the 21st century. So, what is a disrupter? To be a disrupter is to create a product, service, or way of doing things which displaces the existing market leaders and eventually replaces them at the helm […]
Leadership Letter 3
Learning to Soar Again “There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” Carl Sandburg The majestic Andean Condor is one of the world’s largest flying birds and is considered to be a sacred animal for the Incas. Andean condors can weigh up to 15 kilograms. These birds prefer to live in windy areas, where they can glide on air […]
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Self-Reflection “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” Dr Seuss This week I spent time at my desk reflecting on the last twelve months. It has been a challenging year. More challenging than most. Is it possible that there have been lessons […]
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Everybody Matters I have always believed that you learn leadership from leaders and one of those outstanding leaders to me is Bob Chapman. Chapman is Chairman and CEO of St. Louis based Barry–Wehmiller, a $2.5 billion global manufacturing business with 11,000 team members. Recently he was named as the #3 CEO in the world in an Inc. magazine article, Bob Chapman is very intentional about using his platform as a business leader to build a better world. His story […]
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Future-proof Your Career The 4th Industrial Revolution is a time in our history that has crept up on us very quickly. It didn’t come without warning, but the speed at which it has taken root in the workplace is astounding. For some people it is a scary thing, for others, those who have prepared for it, it is an exciting time. Yet there are those of us who are still blissfully unaware of the impact […]
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Future-proof Your Organization Throughout the past few years, numerous terms have emerged in the popular business press and academic literature that refer to an increasing inability to grasp the world and deal with the things happening around us. Examples include uncertainty, turbulence, rapid change, dynamism, disruption, complexity, hyper-competition, high-velocity markets and flux. The term “VUCA” is now commonly used to embrace the dimensions of this ‘uncontrollable’ environment. VUCA is an acronym that stands for Volatile, Uncertain, […]