Note to self. Face is biography. As the mind goes, the face is sure to follow. We receive the face we are born with, but we earn the face we grow into. Of all the things we wear, our expressions are by far the most important. Our expressions reflect our beliefs and attitudes to things […]
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A note to young leaders. Don’t accept a new role just because it pays you more money. Role and remuneration are merely your short-term potential. The people you work with represent your long-term potential. The company you keep is a reliable predictor of your future. Play the long game. […]
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A note to young leaders. Those who put themselves last, should be made first. Celebrate the quiet achievers on your team. They are the life blood of every great culture. Not all superheroes wear capes. Indeed, the best of them don’t. […]
Note to self. Humility does not consist in denying your strengths, but rather in being honest about your weaknesses. Humility lies not in saying: “Oh no, I’m not good at that.” Humility is saying: “Yeah, I’m really good at that but I’m also not so good at this.” We are all a bundle of strengths […]
To young professionals. Here’s the math of career success. The total cost of employing you is about 1.4x your salary: super, payroll tax, insurance, rent, IT, marketing, cultural programs, administration, overheads, contingencies etc. So if the value you’re generating for your firm is about 2x your salary, you’re essentially a breakeven proposition (after tax). Your […]
A note to young leaders. In 1999, I was part of a team that worked on closing a major Infrastracture deal in Europe. The deal was negotiated over many months and the transaction documents had been through countless iterations. On the eve of the signing, I spoke to the late, great John R Caldon, former […]
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A note to young leaders. Are you talking to your problems? Or are your problems talking to you? Here’s what it sounds like when your problems talk to you: “I’m in deep trouble if I lose this contract. How am I going to explain what happened to my manager? It will not look good for […]
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A note to young leaders. I was recently asked: what is the single most important thing a leader can do to build a great culture? The interviewer expected me to talk about some exciting new program or policy that we’ve introduced at EG – but my answer was simple: “Great culture begins and ends with […]
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A note to young leaders. When I mentor executives in their early or mid-thirties, they often express disappointment with their career progress and net wealth. This is what I tell them: wealth and career are both subject to the law of compounding. Their trajectory is not linear. Their progress is exponential. This is because your […]
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