Leadership
Seven Pathways to Developing Leadership Self-Awareness | 
By its very nature, the journey of personal and leadership development does not lend itself to be presented through rigid formulas. It is helpful, however, to framework processes in a way that helps with defining prime challenges and possibilities, which is the context of this Fulcrum offering.
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The Inner Theatres of Decision-Making |
This somewhat extended Fulcrum was prompted by current events in Europe, where the quality – or lack of – decision-making processes is being acutely magnified. Decision-making is a make-it-or-break-it leadership capability and as such it is vital to be aware of the inner formations that drive our decision-making processes, some of which are highlighted in what follows. Personal Development and Europe's Leadership Crisis |
Leadership and Statesmanship
The nature of personal development that belongs with civil servants gravitates around one word: Service. Cultural Intelligence |
A little case-study of East versus West: The outwardly reactive versus the inwardly reflective There are as many variants of intelligence as there are humans alive. Each one of us with his/her unique blend of mental capabilities that determine how we bring to conscious usage what we are aware of and what we know to make a difference.Leadership Dynamics: Handling Your Max Q |
In aerospace engineering, the maximum dynamic pressure, often referred to as max Q, is the point at which aerodynamic stress on a vehicle in atmospheric flight is maximized.
The Power of Ideas |
Dictionary definition of idea (Webster’s Collegiate): “a transcendent entity that is a real pattern of which existing things are imperfect representations.”; “a visible representation of a conception” Ideas drive humanity - and your business. Some ideas carry an immortal value and thus, driving power. Value, mission, vision and strategy are the pillars upon which human endeavours rise and fall. At the heart of them all live ideas that gives them life and reason. 21st Century Leadership - A Little Tribute To the Promise of German Leadership |
The German parliament recently passed an intractable vote to completely phase out nuclear energy by 2022. This courageous step may mark the most outstanding act of government level leadership in the 21st century, opening the door to unprecedented, as yet unimagined worlds of new discoveries in both the human and technological dimensions. Signs Of The Times: Why 'Being Prepared' Is Taking On New Meanings |
The corporate world is driven by business. What is good for business is ‘in’; what is not good for business is ‘out’. But this way of thinking is now changing, caused by emerging new realities that create head-spinning arguments; that what was once ‘bad’ for business is fast becoming indispensable; what was ‘good’ for business yesterday may make your market share disappear tomorrow. Signs Of The Times: Being Prepared To Handle The Unpredictable |
The two opposing realities and one vital leadership focus From human-caused ultra-stress to the capriciousness of nature; the world is being severely tested. The facts highlight a cold reality: On many fronts, our world is unprepared to be able to handle much of the expected and the unexpected from within the framework of its existing set-up.Part Two: A Snippet For Leaders and Managers |
Part one posed the question: When those whom you are leading or those whom you are about to lead or manage look you in the eye, what is the most important feeling that ought to be present
in them before all else?
A Little Snippet For Leaders And Managers: Just In Case You Forgot… |
Part One of Two
Here is a question for you: When those whom you lead or those whom you are about to lead or manage look you in the eye, what is the most important feeling that ought to be present in them before all else?
Leadership Consciousness And Time |
Consciousness is a defining trait of humanity. Leadership consciousness lives in the cutting edge of it and has a crucial task: Contribute to the evolution of human consciousness by making frequent excursions into the unchartered waters of the future; to go where no man has gone before – in small and bigger ways. This is your task as a leader. The Cradle Of Self-Leadership |
The best way to approach the subject of self-leadership is through personal experience.
Transformational Leadership |
Pre-note: During the course of the last 12 months I have been witnessing a concerning increase in stress factors in most of those who have been attending workshops and programs that I have been facilitating. Radical change breeds uncertainty and uncertainty can be a dangerous destabilizer. It is therefore wise to re-visit our fundamentals, in such a way that makes space for the emergence of new future visions, for it is always so that much more is in our hands than we realize.
Governing Mindsets: Always Go To What Works |
Sometimes great things can be accomplished by making tiny changes and adjustments. One of those little changes concerns how we think and the mindsets that get born in us as a result of our way of life. Alignment To Purpose: Do You Have One..? |
The Inner Orchestra - How Many Different Tunes Is Your Life Dancing To? If you put a pizza in a freezer all that happens is the fixed, cool protective environment will keeps it fresh for a while. A freezer is designed in such a way that nothing else will happen to the pizza - it will stay exactly what it is, ready to be consumed. Put an idea in a human mind, and it will keep changing and evolving. This is because the phenomenal range of faculties that live in a human are anything but fixed. Perception: A Leader's Bridge To Reality |
Language is a most wonderful tool – imagine life without it. It also has its many intriguing mysteries; such as how speaking or thinking about certain words can have an awakening quality. One such word is ‘perception’. You can try it right now – think ‘perception’ and say it to yourself in your own mind a few times. Can you feel the stimulating, somewhat challenging effect? It is as though the mind becomes activated in the way of "am I missing anything…?" |
