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LEADERSHIP: DEMONSTRATE SUCCESS NOT HUMILITY

published:2010-02-08 01:00:00

When someone commented to Winston Churchill that Clement Atlee was a modest man, he famously replied that Atlee had "much to be modest about." I suspect Churchill (in contrast to gurus like Jim Collins) would find the current fashion for bland CEOs unacceptable. Collins says the best are "humble, self-effacing, diligent and resolute souls." Diligent and resolute sound good to me and my four decades of business involvement say they're needed characteristics. But, humble and self-effacing contradict my experience. Some CEOs cultivate quietness and consultation but that's not the same as being humble or self-effacing. So, what kind of CEO are you; and, is it working? Here are some things to ponder.

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LEADERSHIP: FOR GOODNESS SAKE MOVE ON

published:2010-02-01 01:00:00

As John Maynard Keynes so aptly put it "The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones." An example is how old technology always colonises the new. Initially, TV news was just talking-heads - radio newsreaders filmed reading the news. Until, of course, producers realised the new medium allowed them to cut away to the accident, political leader or fashion show being described. Today, many businesses struggle to reinvent themselves online and exploit its new and hugely different potential. Is the same true of your leadership? Are you stuck in old approaches - even some perhaps, which may never have worked all that well for you? Here are six things to check.

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LEADERSHIP: POWER AND PURPOSE

published:2010-01-28 01:00:00

US decline and China's inexorable rise are much talked of.  But, in a recent article, Josef Joffe* concludes his rebuttal thus.  "Gainsayers will still dramatise China's growth rates as a harbinger of a grand power shift.  But as the 21st century unfolds, the US will be younger and more dynamic than its competitors."  Whether right or wrong, it's an important issue.  And, his arguments have resonance for the durability of leaders, as well as nations.  He stresses the requirement for "requisite power and purpose."  If asked, would your colleagues say you still have these?

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LEADERSHIP: DITHERING IS DANGEROUS

published:2009-11-30 01:00:00

Barack Obama is doing it tough.  Few US presidents have faced so many parallel challenges.  At home, the GFC has continuing work-out issues and healthcare remains unresolved.  Offshore, there's Afghanistan, Copenhagen, Iran, China, Russia and Israel - and they're just the big ones.  Sadly, there's rising concern about his capacity to decide and act with courage on a number of these.  This is not just from rabid Republicans but also fair-minded commentators at home and abroad.  While you and I face tiny leadership challenges by comparison, how would people say you're doing?  Here are some thoughts to guide your thinking - and actions!

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