Average reading time: 2 minutes 20 seconds It never ceases to amaze and scare me just how easy it is for two or more incredibly bright, successful people to walk out of a meeting with a completely different view of what was just agreed. I remember this happening when I was Head of HR at […]
Posted : 1 April 2019
Average reading time: 3 minutes 30 seconds If you are in any sort of leadership position, you will almost certainly be part of two teams. There is the team that you lead and the team that you are a member of. The latter is the one led by your boss and made up of a […]
Posted : 4 March 2019
I’m always being asked questions about motivation. Questions like “How do I motivate my team?” or “How do I keep my team motivated?”. This is a really common dilemma for leaders and managers at all levels. Whether you are a newly promoted team leader, a divisional head in a major PLC, an MD or CEO […]
Posted : 17 February 2019
Average reading time: 3 minutes 35 seconds “Ben, what’s the most important job of a leader?” That was the question that Bruce Scott, the Company Chairman, asked me over dinner one winter’s night. I hadn’t long been promoted to the Senior Leadership Team at World Challenge. I remember the conversation as if it were yesterday. […]
Posted : 11 February 2019
Average reading time: 2 minutes Focus on team development, constantly. The only way to build a genuine high-performing team is to work, constantly, on being a high-performing team. Great teams are not built as a result of a single two-day offsite at a nice hotel. Do the basics well, with ruthless consistency. Bells, whistles […]
Posted : 7 December 2018
