Recently I was asked to delve deeper into ‘relationship building’ as a priority of an emotionally-intelligent corporate leader. What amazed me was I unconsciously drew upon a model (four styles of interaction, by Ron Kaufman) that years before I had applied
guest blog – building trust with a leap of faith
Leaders – Take a Leap of Faith to Build Trust When I was 17 years old, my family moved across the state to a new life. It was the first (and only) time my parents ever moved us. It was
corporate embers goes on tour!
Last month I officially launched the corporate division of ‘embers of the world’ through my company ‘business en motion’ at The OpenThinking Day, an event for entrepreneurs and CEOs at the Sharjah (UAE) Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The next
have you noticed?
I’m feeling it, are you? I’m seeing it everywhere I look, are you? There is a change, yet this one is not as well documented as others. I refer to the amount of people leaving the corporate world and moving into creating
is your platform burning?
Connected corporate leaders serve, frequently displaying balance, self confidence and flow. Some say they are the lucky ones. Why can’t that be you? With a natural reaction to blame the outer – the Board, the budget, the economic status, the
a message from the inside, looking out!
A recent run-in with nature had me ‘on rest’ for the day. After dozing, working and reflecting in no particular order and in staccato fashion, I ventured to the supermarket to purchase dinner. I must have been in a bubble
corporate choice?
Thomas Friedman was recently quoted in NYTimes as saying ‘big breakthroughs happen when what is suddenly possible meets what is desperately necessary’. It is not uncommon to hear of leaders today feeling stuck, disillusioned or even lost surrounded by non-optimised
cost of corporate silence?
Recently observed in the media has been a fine example of what ‘the cost of no response’ looks like in PR terms. Leadership of a business entity has chosen not to comment on a situation, from which the family of
accountable for accountability?
The world all too often provides us opportunities to witness: the press using unethical practices to gain access to ‘information’ politicians abusing expense accounts banks breaking trust with customers corporations deflecting responsibilities For some time, this has been the expectation
is it time for boardroom vulnerability?
Boardrooms are the figurehead, the measuring stick, the guidance and the view from the outside; they have the ability to re-chart the course of a ship when it’s off course. They are the epitome of corporate leadership! Or so, as
