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Ever watched the programme ‘Undercover Boss’? A senior executive goes to work undercover as a junior employee in his/her business to find...

Your team already has its norms. The question is: Does it have the norms you want? It's down to the leader to ensure the answer is 'yes'....

Leaders need to ensure strategic alignment is driven at all levels in the firm and in the day-to-day business decisions. That direction...

It seems that managers DO put off hard decisions if there is no competition or accountability: https://goo.gl/Fght73 Lots of...

Despite the costs in money, time, stress and effort, too many firms still rely on 'stick and carrot' (put in that order intentionally)...

Some really good questions to ask about your strategy in this HBR summary: https://goo.gl/ptL6kX I particularly like the point about...

Good HBR article on strategy: https://goo.gl/SCjzfD Easy to fall into the 'must do it all now' trap, but time spent planning is rarely...

It is always the case that we can learn more about leadership through our own experiences, training (including coaching and mentoring)...

Nobody likes a ‘know-it-all’ (and nobody, including you and I, does know-it-all). If you make a mistake, make an unqualified apology,...

Once you have made a decision and allocated the tasks, always hold people to account for delivering. To do so, it is important that they...