Category: John Caldon’s Wisdoms

August 3, 2022

The Importance of Attention to Detail

A note to young professionals. Every project you work on, every email you write, every presentation you deliver either enhances…

July 11, 2022

The Power of Humour in Business

A note to young leaders. Early on in my career at Macquarie Group, a colleague, Mark – known for his…

June 13, 2022

The True Reason We Stay Late at Work

To young leaders. I was very fortunate to have worked closely for six years with the late, great John R…

June 1, 2022

The Power of Using Names

To aspiring leaders. As I reflect on the impact that the late, great John Caldon had on me, I can…

May 4, 2022

Protect Your Company Culture Through Strong Leadership

To leaders of high growth companies. A note of caution from the late, great John R Caldon, former Deputy MD…

April 25, 2022

Three Questions to Improve Your Leadership

To aspiring leaders. Working with the late, great John R Caldon – former Deputy MD of Macquarie Group – I…

April 18, 2022

Seize the Night and Engage Your Creativity

To young leaders. Carpe noctem. We’ve all heard of Carpe Diem (“seize the day”) – but here’s a story about…

April 6, 2022

The Power of Vulnerability in Leadership

A lesson from the late, great John R Caldon, former Deputy MD of Macquarie Group. John was always very open…

March 16, 2022

The Impact of Audience on Message

The late, great John R Caldon – former Deputy MD of Macquarie Group – once gave me this advice in…

March 2, 2022

The Power of Independent Thinking

A note to young leaders. Take pride in being an independent thinker. Once in 1997, the late great John Caldon…

February 23, 2022

How John Caldon Inspired Me to Raise My Standards

The late, great John Caldon – former Deputy MD of Macquarie Group – always took great care when he delivered…

February 16, 2022

The Power of Courtesy in Leadership

To young leaders. Noblesse oblige. The more authority we have, the more humility we are called to walk in. When…