There's no such thing as the right question, of course, but some enquiries contribute more to moving things on than others. It's worth thinking about... What's your intention when you ask a question …
If you’re the leader…
You created everything around you. (You are the person with authority and influence, after all.) If you don’t like it, either you’ve not led very well, or you’re not actually the leader. Which is …
Do you go at the pace of the slowest?
Working with leadership teams, it’s usually the boss who has the most to think about and the most change work to do. They are the main driving force in the company after all. But as well as …
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Controlling everything isn’t leadership
It’s management. They say the best leaders are the ones who develop the most leaders, not the most followers. If we want to lead—as opposed to manage—we mustn’t control everything, because then …
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How far do you go… to coach an employee?
I often see business owners and managers struggling to secure reasonable performance from certain of their employees - one or two members of staff who, for some reason, aren't effective. Cases where …
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How challenging can we be?
When it comes to stimulating change in other people, how challenging can we be? How far and fast can we push? How can we best tell when we need to back off? Well, of course, it depends... It …