Stay Grounded When Power Distorts Reality

A note to young leaders. Power is a reality distortion field. The greater the power, the greater the distortion. Power allows you to define your own reality. Your jokes become funnier, your mistakes smaller and fewer, your calls more prescient. If you’re not careful, you can begin to inhabit a world entirely of your own […]

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The Importance of Long-Term Relationships

If the majority of your key relationships are people you’ve met in the past five years, this tells me two things about you. You’re very ambitious. And … there’s something about your past (yourself) you’re not entirely comfortable with. Relationships really matter – and long-term relationships matter most. […]

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The Danger of Disrespect in Leadership

Another lesson from the late great John Caldon, former Deputy MD of Macquarie Group. In the mid 1980’s, Rothwells was a merchant bank decidedly on the rise. Laurie Connell, Rothwell’s then Chair, actively courted John and offered him the CEO role. John summarised the meeting this way: “I was picked up at the airport in […]

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The Power of Consistent Routines for Success

To young leaders. With mask-wearing now mandatory in Sydney offices, many businesses are understandably back in WFH mode. The good news is we’ve been here before, so we ought to be equal to the challenge. The bad news is many will struggle to re-establish the physical, mental and spiritual routines that have served them well […]

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