Tag: Leadership Development

March 9, 2022

Effective Communication with Your Manager

A note to young executives. With text messaging now carrying the bulk of internal business communications, here’s a quick communication…

March 4, 2022

The Importance of Self-Belief in Leadership

Self-belief. After almost two decades of mentoring young leaders and first-time entrepreneurs, I’m convinced that the single most important factor…

February 28, 2022

Five Key Profit Priorities for Business Success

To young leaders. Every business should make enough profit to do five things, and preferably in this order: 1. create…

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 21, 2022

Discover and Focus on Your Superpowers

Here’s a bit of mentoring advice I regularly give to a new generation of leaders. Up to about the age…

February 18, 2022

Why Having Kids Can Boost Your Career

I once asked my father whether I should have kids in the next couple of years or wait until I…

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…

February 14, 2022

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…

February 9, 2022

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…

February 7, 2022

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…

January 28, 2022

Lead Gently and Unite, Don’t Divide

There are two types of people in the world: those who divide people into two types and those who don’t.…

December 15, 2021

Play to People’s Strengths

A note to young leaders. It’s much easier to change a job description than it is to change a person.…