Category Archives: Leadership problems

Do we wash our dirty linen in public?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

No. But it still needs washing.

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The reluctant leader

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Ever been to a lecture on “cold calling”? A few years ago I did just this. I sat through 30 minutes of suggestions about scripts, about what we could say to potential “prospects”. A question was then put to us … Continue reading →

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I don’t care!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Generally means “I do care”! Telling ourselves, telling the people around us, telling the people we lead “I don’t care” is pretty common. Particularly in the ”pushy” type of leader. But is “not caring” a necessary characteristic for the modern successful … Continue reading →

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Britain backs Botham

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

30 years ago, Headingly Yorkshire, Ian Botham pulled off the most spectacular victory in cricket test history. BBC’s Sir Ian Botham: The Legend of the 1981 Ashes   was a great way to reminisce about the events of that match and … Continue reading →

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Giving the nod to Lord Sugar

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

If you have an annoying trait it gets mercilessly thrown back at you on BBC’s Apprentice. By Episode 10, inventor Professor Tom Pellereau’s incessant nodding has started to grate on us, and Lord Sugar in particular. How bizarre then, that on this … Continue reading →

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Miss Ellie miss-fires

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

In BBC’s Apprentice Episode 5 there are some serious sackings going on! After about 30 seconds we knew that Vince wasn’t going to make it through. Chosen as project manager by Lord Sugar, Vince had to invent some dog food with the … Continue reading →

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Felicity fails to follow

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

Or lead even. In episode 4 of BBC’s Apprentice Felicity Jackson was given the mantle of leadership for the beauty treatment task. If you wanted an exercise in what to do to win, then this would be a good example, … Continue reading →

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Vincent van Cloche

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

Was this week’s painting of the Apprentice “team” a masterpiece or a mess? When I heard the task was the annual “buy things you’ve never heard of”, I knew we were in for a challenge. The show did not disappoint. … Continue reading →

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Does the boss need to be good with people?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

The commonest reason for promotion to manager is: technical excellence and hard work. But if you want to lead people, those excellent technical skills won’t be anything like enough. Even worse, if you work in a business where it’s every-man-for-himself, … Continue reading →

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What happens when you “lose it”?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

“Throwing your toys out of the pram” happens to most of us a some point. But if you are a high-profile figure, or have significant influence over the lives of others, for example a teacher or politician, then the consequences … Continue reading →

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