Attitude

Attitude is not a negative word. It’s true you can have a bad attitude towards something; but equally you can have a good attitude towards something, for example business

The chorusmaster’s tale

Havergal Brian's Gothic symphony remains one of the most challenging works in the choral repertoire. Far from being the random jottings of a deluded old man, the work is a

A short piece about the «facilitating environment»

Creating a “facilitating environment” is a key component of leadership. And, as I suggest leadership is an approach, an attitude, rather than a job description, it is

What is a «facilitating environment»?

Some time ago, I was running a workshop about leadership for charity bosses. During the conversation, one of the participants told us about the time when her charity lost a

A short piece about the precepts and principles of leadership

Here are precepts and principles of leadership which we find are the most useful

A short piece about what managers who are leaders do

Leaders differentiate themselves from others in four ways. It is important to see that these people are leaders not because they behave in this way: they behave in this way

A short piece about being the change you want to see in the world

Attributed to Gandhi, Be the change you want to see in the world encapsulates the idea of responsibility. If, as a leader, we see that something is needed in our business or

A short piece about making the other person more important than you

This means : Think and feel about other people, behave towards other people as if they were more important than you.

A short piece about leadership

Leadership is an attitude. An approach to people. It’s a way of relating to other people which can be practised by everyone—not just "the boss".

The best way to make decisions

Note, this article is not called “the way to make the best decisions”. However, the best method of decision making goes as follows.