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Whenever you need approval for resources, or to commence a program of work, you’ll most likely need to convince your boss that it’s a good idea. As a CIO and finance executive, and later as a CEO, I assessed hundreds of investment proposals, and I made decisions based upon whether or not the business cases […]

You’ve no doubt heard the expression, Employee Engagement. It’s roughly equivalent to the age-old concept of job satisfaction, or JSAT. The big question is, does increased employee engagement improve performance? It sounds like it should be true – as long as you believe that happy workers are productive workers. Unfortunately, I don’t! Most often, happy […]

There’s so much talk these days about purpose… kids at a very young age seem to be indoctrinated with the notion that if you don’t pursue your purpose, you’re somehow lesser… or that what you choose to do has no meaning or value. This is complete bullsh!t I didn’t find my true purpose until I […]

We all have an idea of what the term “character” means, but you may find it hard to put into words… and, if you actually get a number of people to explain what they think it is, you’ll find that everyone’s definition is different.  It’s likely to include concepts like: Trustworthiness Respect  Fairness Caring  Resilience […]

When you get promoted, you may have a reasonable expectation that your boss will spend time with you to induct you, to explain what’s important in your new role, and to walk you through the nuances of the transition. If this has happened to you at any point during your career, you should send me […]

According to the Urban Dictionary, a Captain’s Call is a decision made unilaterally by a team leader without consulting colleagues, often resulting in a massive CF, which, to be clear, is an acronym representing two words – first word, “cluster” In the majority of cases, these Captain’s Calls are seen by team members as being […]

You’ve probably heard me say that, for all the complexities and nuances of human interaction, people’s needs are pretty simple. They want to know three things when they come into work each day: What are your expectations of me? How am I performing against those expectations? and What does my future hold? As a leader, […]

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To build a really great team, you need to first get the best individuals on board. Then, you have to put them together in a way that delivers exceptional performance… if you say it fast enough it sounds easy! At some stage during your career, you’ll no doubt find yourself in the position where you […]

Over the last several years, we’ve seen greater integration of our work and personal lives than ever before… some would even go so far as to say it’s unprecedented. It began a couple of decades ago, when innovations in telecommunications and mobile technology gave us the ability to be “online” no matter where we were. […]