The saying goes "It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it." I disagree - that's not what is most important. The saying's incomplete. Actually what's important is who we are when we do it. Hence the saying should be...

The leaders in my life, who I will never forget, are the ones who have taken the time to get to know each and every person in the team.

A couple of weeks ago in the lead up to the new F1 season, I heard an interview with ex-driver David Coulthard who is now a commentator on television. In it he used a phrase that I thought was interesting. He talked about 'The...

You're the boss, but you still spend too much time on the day-to-day. Here's how to become the strategic leader your company needs. In the beginning, there was just you and your partners. You did every job. You coded, you met...

I had to talk to someone I find difficult yesterday. I like to think of myself as a good natured and amiable person, able to 'get on' with most people. There are very few people I just can't make a connection with - but this...

I remember, as a young(ish!) Associate Director of a recruitment business, getting a call one Friday night from my then CEO telling me that the MD had resigned with immediate effect and I was to take over the company from...

Don't you just love how some movies make you think long after you've left the cinema? I know this is a very tenuous and gratuitous link to the Oscars but I've been exercising my mind thinking about which films I'd choose to...

As both a Personal Branding and LinkedIn trainer, I get a few recurring questions in my workshops and seminars. I thought I would compile a little list with questions and answers here, hopefully they will be useful to you. Most questions are related to sales, marketing and recruitment which is basically the type of professionals I tend to train.

Avoid project plateau with your team so that ideas follow through. This post explores strategic organisational culture.