Category: Notes to Young Leaders

June 2, 2025

Disarm with Humour, Lead with Grace

A note to young leaders. When someone attacks you, the temptation is to strike back. To fight arms with arms.…

May 30, 2025

The Gift of Friendship in Leadership

A note to young leaders. On friendship. I came across this line recently and it made me smile: “Friends are…

May 28, 2025

Dare Greatly: Leadership Lessons from Wayne Bennett’s Bold Call

A note to young leaders. If you dare, dare greatly. State of Origin, 2001. The series is tied 1–1. Queensland…

May 26, 2025

The 18th Goat: Solving the Unsolvable with Trust

A note to young leaders. The solution isn’t always in the numbers. A man passes away, leaving 17 goats to…

May 23, 2025

The Power of Seeing Beyond Faults

A note to young leaders. “There, but for the grace of you, go I.” That’s the brilliant, final line of…

December 18, 2023

Urgency Without Haste: A Leadership Lesson

A note to young leaders. Act always with urgency but never with haste. What’s the difference? Haste has an element…

December 15, 2023

Leadership Growth Through Meaningful Resistance

A note to young leaders. In the beginning was the verb, and the verb was “grow”. And growth requires resistance.…

December 13, 2023

Aligning Dreams with KPIs

A note to young leaders. People aren’t mathematical problems to be solved. The overwhelming majority of people turn up to…

December 11, 2023

Stay Curious: The Secret to Lifelong Youth in Leadership

A note to young leaders. Surround yourself with curious people. They are constantly experimenting and searching for a better way…

December 8, 2023

Leadership Means Owning Every Team Mistake

A note to young leaders. Remember: every time you point the finger at a team member, there are three fingers…

December 6, 2023

Greatness Requires Self-Belief—Not Permission

A note to young leaders. If you wish to achieve anything great, you will need self-belief – lots of it.…

December 4, 2023

Ego vs. Respect: What Builds Great Leadership Teams

A note to young leaders. Is your leadership team a “meeting of the minds” or a “meeting of the egos”?…