News and Reflections
Picking up speed with the 2025 speaker program
Now our goals retreats are done and dusted really excited about my speaker program for the beginning of the year. Have a read here and also look at the events pages.
Shaping Greatness - Going Deeper into Goal Setting
What would it feel like, as a business leader, to be able to have conversations about your deepest felt objectives?
From Vision to Action: The essence of Goals Retreats
Over the past 16 years I have designed and led some 40 goals retreats. Every year I reflect and try to design the next one better. This article shares the main considerations and influences I consider when framing a group retreat.
Kokorazashi - the "Heart of the Samurai"
The secret to Kokorazashi is not just about being mindful of the need to be grounded and reflective. It is not just about being disciplined and focused in taking action. The true secret is reconciling the two.
Leadership Flow
I define leadership flow as “Talking about the right things, at the right time, with the right people taking ownership”
The journey IS the CEO's story
Strategic Direction is made up of two elements; the Vision is driven by the Outside world and the Journey. The Journey is at the heart of Strategy. It is the CEO’s story
Outside-In Vision
Too often CEO's share their vision for their business without adequately explaining the Vision for the Industry first, and the role of the business second. This prevents dialogue about intentional strategic choices and limits the awareness of the essential strategic partnerships. CEOs need to explain the Vision "Outside-In"
Buckle up for 2022!
One year on from my last commentary on the economic opportunities, I am saying the same thing. We all need to be wary of “green shoots” but we must seize opportunities, which means a very strategic, but agile, approach to business growth. With $17Tn of new money in the global system, continued inflationary pressure will remain, together with uncertainty of supply, shortage of quality employees a continued concern. There are some basic things every business leader must do to thrive in the new economy.
The struggle to be a Visionary
Sometimes it is because their makeup is much more suited to operational management. One solution advocated by Gino Wickman with his EOS approach and covered in the book "Rocket Fuel" is that you need both a "Visionary" and an "integrator" in a business. As much as this helps in some circumstances, it isn't quite as simple as that.
Lessons We've Learned from Speakers over 2020
What was your most important takeaway from the speakers we've had this year?
I've chosen to reflect on a few of the speakers we've welcomed so far in 2020 and highlighted my key learnings from the messages delivered. It is also fascinating to note that despite many of them being on Zoom and in a time of COVID, the messages are timeless.
It is possible you may not have seen all of the below listed speakers of course but worth reflecting on your own notes. What are you implementing in your business or leadership style as a result?
The Buying Journey is changing
While we need to keep our sales process visible, the danger is we focus too much on OUR process. What have we forgotten? As much as we have a sales process, our prospective customers have their own journey.
With COVID this journey for many businesses is changing; it was already and COVID has just accelerated this. What that means is the human interaction is later in the journey and B2B marketing is even more critical