Leadership is not about the quick-fixes and the silver bullets that saves the World.
It is about doing the right things and asking the right questions both to the team, managers, peers, and sometimes to yourself.
Basic Principles of Leadership A set of fundamental principles and their implications on leadership. While this may look like fancy one-liner quotes, the implication and value behind each is explained here. Listen as Podcast: Apple … Read more
You may wonder why it’s worth looking into the DNA of leading the Daily Business, when my main focus is leading development, change, and improvements. It’s all about having a base for comparison. By understanding … Read more
…and why time is available You have a feeling of spending far too much time running the daily business and feel a lack of time to drive development and improvement initiatives? This common frustration is … Read more
…and how leaders become leaders in the first place For majority of leaders, the path from being team member to become first-time manager or leader has several commonalities which help explain why the daily business … Read more
I often meet managers and leaders claiming that they spend far too much time running the daily business and feel they should spend more time on development and improvement initiatives. This common frustration is partly … Read more
Execution is what turns strategies into results. And it is a very central part in what McKinsey defines as ‘Organization’s health’ *1: It’s the organization’s ability to align around a common vision, execute against that … Read more
Let’s begin with eliminating a widespread misunderstanding: Great leaders make great results… The reality is: Leaders don’t make results. At least not themselves, physically. Leaders are leaders, because they lead. What real leaders do is … Read more
Why being a leader vs. why we need Leadership? I often hear the same story from leaders: When promoted into their first leadership position, several big questions arise, and a famous one is: What is … Read more
You always leave a footprint Wherever you walk, you will always leave a footprint. Some sort of mark that indicates you were here. Leaders also leave footprints – consciously or unconsciously – and these footprints have … Read more
Going behind successes and failures of projects Did you ever finish a project with arms high, celebration, and nice words from your boss? I guess you did, and these are often what we remember. Yet, … Read more