Monthly Archives: August 2007

Motivational quotes

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” Aristotle “Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But well lived today, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every … Continue reading

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Leadership Truths?

Tom Cruise: “We want the truth. We deserve the truth” Jack Nicholson: “You want the truth? You can’t take the truth!” –A Few Good Men Do you as a Leader/ Manager/Team member want to hear the truth?  According to a … Continue reading

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Progress in Pain

“For disruptive behaviour at the judo school, Budhia Singh was told to run around a small dirt track at the back of the hall for punishment…. His teacher forgot about him and was amazed to find him still running several … Continue reading

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Leadership Ability

“I start with the premise that the function of Leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” Ralph Nader The New Leader develops Leaders at all levels of the organisation, allowing people to tap into their innate potential and leverage … Continue reading

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Lead or follow?

Recently reviewed an interesting experiment conducted by Robery Cialdini of Arizona State University. The team were looking at ways at encouraging hotel guests to recycle their towels during their trip.  Guests were given one of three reasons why they should chose … Continue reading

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Leadership Insights from Colin Powell

1. Communication Excellence – everybody understands: “Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.” 2. Belief – the Leadership Drug: “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.” … Continue reading

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Rapport Insight

“Two monologues don’t make a dialogue.”  This quote was shared with me recently by my South Asia colleague, Peter Rolston. Those attempting to develop their Leadership ability or entreprenuerial flair should be very aware that monologues and/or presentations dont work … Continue reading

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Leadership Analysis

First hours….then minutes…..then seconds….now milliseconds. What am I referring to? This is the amount of time it takes us to analyse someone under the following headings: Trustworthiness, Aggressiveness, Attractiveness, Likeability and Competence. This is according to research conducted by Willis … Continue reading

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Potential Pitfalls

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Time off for Timeout

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