How do you set your goals…long-term or short-term?
Both Long-term and short-term goals are important for achieving success in business and life. So, what’s the difference? Short-term goals (make bold) usually include quick …
Category: Leadership
The 3 Levels of Business according to Jenni Walke
The 3 levels of business Business can be complex – or it can be simple. The “thing” that decides which, is the business founder. When …
What does it mean to be a leader?
This question has been asked a thousand times by everyone from parents and students, to organisations and academic scholars across every culture, time and place.
Contextual-less leadership
As the structure, context of an organisation changes so does the type of leadership that is needed – so the theory goes. So how do we teach what is the right leadership?
Sometimes you just need to put on roller skates
When we think of Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz (and yes, I think of her often), her sparkly red shoes come to mind. These …
Vision over purpose (Part 1)
According to Business Queensland a vision is: “a vivid mental image of what you want your business to be at some point in the future, …
Just do it….
No, I am not talking about Nike; but they definitely got something right. Nike has inspired the everyday person to get up, get out and …
Performance reviews…it shouldn’t be that hard!
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about performance reviews. In fact, many of my colleagues have written books on the subject; …
leadership and origami
Researching authentic leadership for a presentation series, I was drawn to the idea that leaders are grown; that they acknowledge their failings, rise to the …
Follow the yellow brick road: Dorothy as a role model for leadership
Since leadership and management books were first written, we have been looking to the world to identify leadership role models. People like Gail Kelly, Sheryl Sanberg, …
