Leadership has always been tested in moments of uncertainty. Whether on the battlefield or in the boardroom, leaders are required to make decisions with incomplete information, communicate clearly under pressure,…
What happens if you put 10 economists in a room? You’ll get 11 opinions, as the old joke goes. I find it similar with definitions of mentoring and coaching, and the difference…
My greatest leadership challenge has been ongoing for 25 years, and I am still learning from it every day. If you have glanced at my bio you will have seen that…
I have spent a lot of my professional life in an organisation that prides itself on the strength of, and adherence to, its values. Indeed, I was leading the British Army’s…
A challenge posed recently by a critical friend questioned why an executive would approach their board asking for funding to engage in a mentoring relationship. Would admitting to their board…
So the England rugby captain who, this autumn, led his team to within one point of reaching the World Cup final has 'decided to take a break from international rugby…
The unstinting support of a Service person’s spouse, or life-long partner, is little recognised or appreciated by those outside of the relationship, and sometimes not even by both of those…
Today I had the pleasure of attending the Centre for Army Leadership’s ‘Creating Effective Followship’ conference. It was an enjoyable and stimulating day of CPD, learning more about this important area…
But as Dwight D Eisenhower went on to say, ‘planning is everything’. That is one of my favourite quotes and one that I used frequently when I was coaching the…
I have had some thought provoking comments about my website, where it says that ‘we inspire people to become the leader they want to be led by’.Not unreasonably, some have…