We all make mistakes - so why do so many leaders (and many with a public profile) find it so hard to admit it? Leaders own their mistakes. Admitting you made a mistake is not a sign of weakness - it is a sign of growth. You may have learnt more, understood more, realising your opinion didn't consider a particular point of view. Why is that so hard to admit? For many leaders, instea...

Leaders take responsibility - not blame. This recent post from Leadership First doesn't quite get this right - I understand the sentiment but not the practicality in real teams. Rather than 'leaders take all of the blame' - I would focus more on leaders take all of the ownership and responsibility. They should certainly shoulder the blame for the team under their control - but all of ...

I am very excited about today (and its a Monday)! We have the opportunity and privilege to work with some amazing managers and leaders from Summer Foundation Ltd as part of their Emerging Leaders Program, which officially starts today. For the next 6 months, we will be honing some leadership and behaviour skills with some amazing people who work in a demanding and challenging industr...

'Great leaders are humble learners'. We have an Emerging Leaders Program starting at Institute of Management & Leadership Development in about 3 weeks, and the first piece of 'homework' (I prefer 'anchoring activity' but I am fighting a losing battle) for all new participants is to tell all of their team that they are beginning a leadership learning program. For many, this is a ve...