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More – a film about more by Nic Askew

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

It has been a challenging and rewarding week that has seen me finally face up to one of the biggest “elephants in my room”. This isn’t the place to share the details but I am in a blinkers on mode and wanted to make a permanent record of the fact that I have made a [...]

Strictly Business: Why Are You Doing This? – Philip Humbert

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

From Philip Humbert’s most recent newsletter, subscribe at his website www.philiphumbert.com
Strictly Business: Why Are You Doing This?
Every successful business leader has a clear answer to this vital question: Why are you building this company? Who does it serve and what’s your greater purpose? Answering these questions costs you very little, and it can pay huge [...]

The Ubiquity of Competition – Seth Godin

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

From the ever excellent and thought provoking Seth Godin.
How does this apply to you?
The ubiquity of competition
Sure, there are playoffs in football, but competition is everywhere, we just forget to notice it.
There are three hundred photographers looking for work in a particular specialty. One puts a creative commons license on his shots in Flickr and [...]

10 Actions To Take Your Leadership and Management Success To The Next Level by Duncan Brodie

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Nice piece by Duncan Brodie.
10 Actions To Take Your Leadership and Management Success To The Next Level
Action 1: Do an honest self assessment
It might be tough to do but if you are serious about moving forward, you need to take a long hard look at where you are right now in terms of mindset, skill [...]

Authentic Leadership by Neil Crofts

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Nice blog piece by Neil on Leadership
It is always exciting when our most urgent need and our greatest opportunity coincide. In both the public and the private sectors we have an urgent need for great leadership. Not just any old great leadership, but authentic, great leadership.
Firstly – What is Authentic Leadership?
In my rather varied career [...]

Integrity – Without It Nothing Works

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

From HBS “Working Knowledge” – the full piece is here.
“An individual is whole and complete when their word is whole and complete, and their word is whole and complete when they honour their word,” says HBS professor Michael C. Jensen in this interview that appeared in Rotman: The Magazine of the Rotman School of Management, [...]

8 questions and a why – Seth Godin

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

I do wish I had seen this before I set up any businesses.
8 questions and a why

Who are you trying to please?
What are you promising?
How much money are you trying to make?
How much freedom are you willing to trade for opportunity?
What are you trying to change?
What do you want people to say about you?
Which people?
Do [...]

Firing Customers – Paddi Lund

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

I have hardly referred to the day I spent with Paddi, Fletcher and 20 or so delegates in Wakefield last month. It was an intense and long but ultimately uplifting day where it was a pleasure to watch the ah-ha moments in others as well as experiencing them myself. In spite of the fact that [...]

Dental Practice Management – The Mastery Programme – Dr Marc Cooper in the UK in January 2010

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Marc Cooper of The Mastery Company is visiting the UK in January and is delivering three evening presentations for UK dentists who want to acheive mastery in their practices.
Dr Cooper has been coaching and consulting in the USA and continental Europe since 1984 and is the author of 5 books.
Most dentists achieve ‘mastery’ in their [...]

The Foundations For Great Achievement – Philip Humbert

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

From the consistently excellent Philip Humbert who’s weekly newsletter is a constant inspiration. If there is only one newsletter you receive make sure that it’s Philip’s, subscribe at www.philiphumbert.com
The Foundations For Great Achievement
I’ve been studying human achievement for almost 50 years (professionally for over 30 years), and the longer I do this work, the more [...]