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Leadership

The enemy within.

The best time to eject a 'Dr. Smith' is before they sabotage the entire mission.

Time to act.

Leadership is about acting courageously - without the benefit of certainty.

What do we want?

We need minds that think beyond immediate individual wants.

Don’t trust the escalator.

It’s as if the guys we depend on to put the pin back in the grenade only know how to kick the thing into the fire.

Not my idea.

The real value of an idea should judged by more than who gets to look good… and/or who doesn’t.

Empty speculation.

Speculation is a massive waste of time and energy.

Rude operator.

Change doesn’t happen unless a whole lot of people suddenly find themselves doing something they hadn’t planned on doing.

Shadow values.

Every so often an organisation sets off in search of its values; a handful of simple but powerful words that […]

Rights and wrongs.

I’ve been thinking about rights and freedoms; how far do they reach? If I’m free to express any opinion, is […]