LEADERSHIP BEHIND THE SCENES

In this special episode I share: - Why I missed the 1-year anniverssary of Leadership Behind the Scenes and why I have been quiet on the podcast for a while. - What I have learned from the COVID-lockdown and specifically one simple practice that I am sticking to. - A...

When you’ve had a great day and someone asks you: “How was your day?” Do you answer: “I got a lot done. Lots of stuff sorted and ticked off my list.”   If that’s your answer - watch out.   We have a fixation with being efficient. But in our obsession with...

Giving feedback is a core part of a leader’s job. In most companies it’s even formalized. There are annual reviews and mid-year reviews. Often there are plans to be filled like: Personal Development Plans or Independent Development Plans.   Processes have lots of...

If you’ve been following me for a while, you know there is one book I recommend again and again. It’s The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks.   At least once a week, sometimes in a coaching session, sometimes at the playground, sometimes at a family gathering, I share my...

I had just finished a speaking engagement and a woman came up to me and asked: “Has everyone got what it takes to be successful?”   It seemed like an innocent enough question, that also felt familiar, as I have heard many versions of it.   I started...

If you ask a Professional Footballer turned Professional Football Manager, a CEO and a Filmer Maker/Explorer How Do You Become Successful, do you think you will get some common themes and answers?   In November 2019 I had the honour of moderating a panel...

I very often get calls from leaders who’ve been told they have improve something to get to the next level of leadership. Makes sense. But here’s how it often sounds: Silver called me: “I want to become Partner in my firm and I have been told that I have to improve my...

“I look around and I don’t see anyone “above me” I want to be like.”  Ursula, a talented leader able to deliver both on people and profit promises was explaining to me why she wasn’t looking for bigger/higher opportunities. “It looks like they sacrifice big,” she...

You’re starting a new job and you want to get off to a good start. But in the process of trying to get it right, you’re making a key mistake. “How is the new guy in your office?” I asked a friend a few years ago. “He is trying so hard to prove himself. It’s really...

As you judge your parents so your personal power suffers. The more you want to skip this episode – the more you probably need to listen to it. And let’s be clear! You don’t need to ever speak to your parents again, if that is what you’re worried about. You might want...

Back in 2009 I was watching Celebrity Masterchef religiously. (I have a slight obsession with cooking programs). I remember watching Iwan Thomas Welsh sprinter and Olympic gold medallist enter the Masterchef Final and thinking: well of course he can make it to the...

Have you spent countless hours trying to figure out how to get the best out of your team and how to motivate them? Perhaps there is one specific person that you keep thinking about… If your answer is yes, you have committed one of the classic leadership mistakes. Know...

Want to be a high achiever? Then you need to ruthless in what you choose to bother your mind with and how you set up your daily routines. We are faced with countless choices daily and bombarded with information. Guarding your mental capacity and limiting the amount of...

Did you know that your success patterns as a leader, and your ability to be lead has a lot to do with your childhood? You might find this an inconvenient statement, but that doesn’t make it any less true. What happened to you as a child, good, bad, ugly, joyfull, has...

As a leader, you want to be acutely aware of anything that negatively affects your power, your ability to influence, and have people really come along with your initiatives. (We are talking about the good kind of power used with integrity to do more of the good stuff...