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Category Archives: Leadership qualities
Captain Cook gets a baptism
England suffered a heavy defeat this morning in the first Test Match against India at Ahmedabad. What is it like being a leader at times like this? Alastair Cook, England’s relatively new captain will be learning some tough lessons: 1. … Continue reading
The reluctant leader
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
Posted in Big business failure, Broken relationships in business, Conflict, Cost of leadership, Do I really want the job?, Failure, Getting to the top, High staff turover, Leader resigns, Leadership, Leadership problems, Leadership qualities, Reluctant leader
Tagged Business, church leaders, Conflict, leader resigns, Leadership, reluctant leader, resigns
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Gareth Malone has vision
Gareth Malone demonstrates real flair in judging how far he can take his choir. With real vision he takes them to the very best place they could reach. Continue reading
The cost of leadership
Leadership is giving. Giving more than you get back. Sure there are returns, great returns, but don’t count on it. Yes they may owe you, but they won’t always know that. Leadership is serving, being enough for them. Leadership is … Continue reading
Does the boss need to be good with people?
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
Posted in Broken relationships in business, Confidential advice, Getting to the top, Leadership, Leadership problems, Leadership qualities, Managing people, Personal development, Reluctant leader
Tagged Broken relationships, Business, Leadership, Relationships, reluctant leader, resigns, you can't lead without people skills
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English proud of Stella
Stella English was an unsurprising winner for BBC’s Apprentice 2010. She has been exceptionally good from the moment she won the task for the boys in episode 2. This was the best series of The Apprentice I have seen. It … Continue reading
Posted in Brand, Finding success in business, Leadership qualities, Management v leadership, Managing people, Recruitment, Success, Teamwork, The Apprentice, TV reviews
Tagged #apprentice, #BBCapprentice, BBC TV, How to be an entrepreneur, How to succeed at a job interview, Leadership, Lord Sugar, Stella English, Stella wins, Teamwork
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So what exactly is Lord Sugar looking for?
Well, after the departure of Chris Farrell from the Apprentice Boardroom, what qualities does the winner need to possess? After all, Chris was liked by everyone, played fair, worked hard and seemed to lose out due to friend Jamie’s transgression, not really … Continue reading
Alex Epstein: was it unfair dismissal?
In BBC’s Apprentice I’m beginning to miss Alex! Did we get the decision wrong to let him go? If business is about teamwork, would we have Alex on our team? Would you trust him? Yes, I think I might. Is … Continue reading
