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
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
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
the antithesis of changing corporate leadership
Corporate leadership seems rather stuck currently, laboring badly. It seems so out of touch with what the changing world is currently rewarding. What tangible changes can connected leadership bring? I recently read a book by Robert Cooper entitled ‘Get Out
changing corporate leadership – responsibility
In today’s changing world, one priority is responsibility, equally true for self as for others. It’s time for CEOs and emerging leaders to take responsibility for their own growth, ensuring greater or realigned readiness to cope with change. Are you,
changing corporate leadership – core business
In business, it is all too easy to get bogged down with details. Procedures, processes, systems, quality, functionality become the priority, taking a leader away from the big picture into reactive decision-making and at times misaligned business practices. When this