A Visionary Who Executes

A Visionary Who Executes

A visionary who executes Reflections: As I explore at the start of the podcast vision is such a grand word.  We think of great organizational visions or Martin Luther King’s famous dream speech. But remember, visions can and must exist at every level.  The things you...
Personal Effectiveness

Personal Effectiveness

Personal effectiveness Reflections: Personal effectiveness lies right at the very heart of the inner circle of inside-out leadership.  In the ‘Lead Like Mary’ book I state on page 27 that Mary is personally highly effective.  If I was writing the book today I would...
Kotter’s change model

Kotter’s change model

Kotter’s change model …an eight-step change process by John Kotter from the book “Leading Change”. That’s the academic text, but he has also written a fable, to demonstrate the eight steps in (for me) a more pleasing form. Titled...
Trust & Relationships

Trust & Relationships

Trust and relationships Reflections: As ever the principle this week is simple, highly effective relationships are built on trust.  Where trust is high, relationships prosper and things get done.  Long-term highly effective relationships are crucial to making progress...
Meet Mary

Meet Mary

Meet Mary It might be good to recap on Bill and Sidney from last week, but if they’re still fresh in your mind skip to 7 minutes in when I introduce “Mary”. Reflections: Mary is a fictional character who is not based entirely on one leader I know. ...