Those who know me well, know I’m a music nut. I took my first piano lesson at the age of 3 and have been playing the guitar since I was 15. I’m going to guess that many of us are familiar, intuitively at least, with the backbeat of rock and roll music which we might …
We now know the way we develop leaders is flawed. We spend $385BN globally on leadership development and yet never have we seemed to want real leadership more, yet wanted the leaders we have less. Today, whatever domain you choose to examine (e.g. business, geopolitics, equality, our environment) all is clearly not well. The reasons …
Why a simple misperception may lie at the root of our current challenges Read More »
‘I’m aware I am a *_______’ (* insert your personality/behaviour profile assessment label of choice). That’s why I behave the way I do in most contexts. My profile is spot on. That’s me!!’ These ‘badges’ confer an extrinsic understanding of why we do things and are often used by the wearer as an imagined obstacle …
The process of developing leadership capacity and character has parallels with the forging of a Katana, the sword of the Samurai. Aesthetically beautiful and skilfully engineered, the Katana is forged in fire by 15 Japanese master sword-smiths over a period of 6 months. Crafted from two types of steel, the finished blade is a perfect …
What Can Japanese Swordsmiths Teach Us About Leadership Capacity? Read More »