by Designer Creating Leaders | May 25, 2016 | Uncategorised
An interesting article from Harvard Professor Robert Kaplan, the creator of the Balanced Scorecard some 24 years ago. He has now supplemented his research and argues that financial metrics, although critical to corporate successful performance, need to be supplemented...
by Designer Creating Leaders | May 20, 2016 | Uncategorised
Fundamentally, many of the management processes we employ have not changed for more than 100 years. Based around the dreaded Annual Performance Review, they are unmotivating, time and emotion consuming, backward focussed and not respected. This McKinsey & Company...
by Designer Creating Leaders | Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorised
On a flight back from Sydney recently I came across this article by Deborah Hutton in the Virgin In-Flight magazine about the importance of a good role model. I definitely agree with the comment that the difference between a promising business person and a successful...
by Designer Creating Leaders | Feb 20, 2016 | Uncategorised
The more work we do with senior executives and their teams, the more we know that Emotional Intelligence is a big differentiation between success and under performance. This article introduces some of the concepts of Emotional Intelligence and is worth a read. If you...
by Designer Creating Leaders | Jan 16, 2016 | Uncategorised
As we all settle back into our desks and set our sights on a successful 2016, I thought you would enjoy this article that appeared in last weekend’s newspaper – some timeless messages but fundamentally true. How prepared are you to lead through 2016?...
by Designer Creating Leaders | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorised
In this frantic life that we operate our lives in, I often wonder if the only true holiday that we have from our work pressures is during Christmas and New Year. That is not because of the religious or social festivals that are enjoyed then. No, it is because it is...
