Have you ever wondered why we procrastinate on actions needed to achieve our most important goals? One of the main reasons, I have found, is an unresolved conflict between goals and motives. To better understand what I mean by this, I need to explain the difference between goals and motives. GoalsA goal is the mental […]
Category Archives: Leadership
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May
May
Watch it on my YouTube Channel. Would you follow a leader without a plan? Of course not! Would you like to be surrounded by team members without a plan? The answer is probably the same. Without a plan, it is almost inevitable that you will spend your days in reactive mode. Without a plan, you […]
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May
May
In this post, I will talk about why ownership and self-accountability matter, what the conditions to achieve it are, and what are the obstacles. Before we dive into this topic, let me explain what I mean by “Journey to Scale” or JTS. An organisation, once it is no longer in START-UP, can be in one […]
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May
May
You can tell how good someone is at making decisions by how much time they have. Busy people spend a lot of time correcting poor decisions, so they don’t have time to make good decisions. The problem is that making good decisions requires good thinking, and good thinking requires time, which many people don’t seem […]
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Sep
Sep
Photo by Obie Fernandez on Unsplash Collaboration is the glue that every team or organisation employs to achieve sustainable high performance. Collaboration exists in many forms and guises, some of which are stronger and more effective than others. The basis of collaboration is mutual benefit. At the simplest level, the benefits can be transactional, such […]
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Sep
Sep
Photo by Photo Boards on Unsplash Human error and poor judgement are commonplace in business. When someone makes a mistake, it is often tempting to admonish them on the spot. Doing so can give a manager a sense of having acted immediately to rectify the situation. Delivering a public reprimand can satisfy pent-up frustration and […]
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Mar
Mar
Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash As coaches, we have a suitcase full of tools and are constantly developing new ones. However, if we were to talk about minimalism in team coaching, I’m convinced that one tool alone would have the power to transform the world and improve the way in which human beings relate […]
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Mar
Mar
Use your intuition for better decisions in uncertain situations Have you recently had to make a big decision such as taking a new job, hiring a new employee, starting or ending a business or deciding where to invest? Did you feel you had enough information? How did you go about it? In each of these […]
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Jan
Jan
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash You might already be familiar with the COIN acronym, which provides an easy-to-remember, four-step process to plan and structure constructive feedback conversations: CONNECTION – OBSERVATION – IMPACT – NEXT STEPS In the heat of the moment, difficult conversations easily become confrontational and end up hurting the relationship. The […]
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Jan
Jan
Multiple challenges arising at the same time can threaten the very existence of a start-up. Here are some tips for surviving a meltdown. For new organisations, survival is the first prerequisite for growth. Yet small organisations usually fail. Across the EU, over 50% of businesses fail within five years1, a similar figure to the US. When […]
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