The word innovation is probably used today more than ever in the history of human kind and in most cases it’s used incorrectly. Scott Berkin famously said that people in business don’t even understand what the word innovation means and that we should replace it with terms with more everyday direct meaning like “We want [...]
Category: Leadership
To the Misfits!
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you [...]
The Bedrock of Leadership
There are endless books, blogs, vlogs and podcasts on what makes a great leader. Trust me I eat up a lot of what’s out there through my Automobile University. I’m also lucky to have been in leadership roles for many years and I believe there is no substitute for real life experience. Learning from success, [...]
Be The Change!
Two months ago on the 7th August I’d been working for 30 years, wow where did that go, and although we all experience leadership aspects of our technical roles, over the past 15 years I’ve grown into true leadership roles and loved every challenge that has been thrown at me. Some have been really tough and [...]
Seeking Mentor – “Safe Return Doubtful!”
As many of you will know I’m a passionate mentor. On average I mentor 6 people a year but continue to work with my previous mentees on a less formal basis and I must admit I absolutely love it. For many years now I’ve been looking for a mentor. I have a few trusted people [...]
Leading Ladies
As I experience life, I have a long list of blog subjects that I add to. Gender equality in business has been on that list for a long time but it is a subject that no matter how positive and supportive of the cause you are, it can somehow sound condescending when a man writes [...]
Finding Your Bell!
As I’ve written before in my blogs, and adapting some wise words from Arnold Palmer, “business is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated.” If your revenue is higher than your costs then you make money, simple. But how do you continue to do this in a world that’s full of competition, whilst improving what you do, [...]
Uncovering an Ideas Culture
As you may know, I’ve recently started a new job. As much as I had not been looking for a job, those close to me knew that whatever my next role was going to be, it was going to be something totally different from I’d been doing over the past few years. While I have [...]
Quitting – It’s Been Emotional!
Earlier this year I shared a blog by Amy Morin Read Here, called “5 Times Mentally Strong people give themselves permission to quit”. When posting I wrote “Good article to remind us that quitting can be ok for the right reasons. Use your energy and time wisely to get the most from the effort we [...]
Leadership – The echo of what you say!
Leadership is a tough gig. I’ve said it before and I’ll continue to say it. There is so much at stake in being a leader. Your daily decisions are under continual scrutiny. In an SME your team are always looking to you. In a public company it’s not just your team but also your peers, [...]
Make One's Mark 