Leadership – Can You Have Your Cake, And Eat It?

France2003_0902_153718AALeading other people is a remarkable achievement. And one that comes with many challenges. Getting results by working through people is one of the oldest forms of leverage known and experienced by man.

Every business model beyond a one-man-band working alone uses the power of extracting more value from an employee than they cost. There is nothing wrong with this, for both sides win. The business the leader operates makes best use of an individual generating results and the individual gains through income, creating a life they want.

Yet so often there is a fly in the ointment… Continue reading

Management – Simple!

Let’s just be clear. Management is as easy or tough as you want to make it. But the interesting thing is that you need to be a little tough to make it easy!

I come across challenged managers all the time, who fail to take some initially tough decisions that will make their longer-term management easy, because it involves people. And being clear; and firm; and challenging.

And they don’t like to do that… Continue reading