From diatribe to dialogue – Part 1 The fours D’s

From diatribe to dialogue – Part 1 The fours D’s

  “Dialogue – A discipline for collective learning” Edgar Schein Dialogue is aimed at fostering mutual insight and common purpose. The process involves listening with empathy, searching for common ground, exploring new ideas and perspectives, and bringing...
Leadership team

Leadership team

  If as a CEO or senior leader you are building your leadership team Don’t build a team “below you”, with you on a kind of pedestal and team members following in your footsteps. Don’t build a team around you, with you as the centre of attraction and team members...
Leadership lessons from Twelve Angry Men – lesson 12

Leadership lessons from Twelve Angry Men – lesson 12

  Lesson n°12, is not a particular scene but something that is shown throughout the film, “The power of questions” Socrates only had questions in his “tool box” and he made a great reputation for himself by using the judiciously. Questions are one of the...
Leadership lessons from Twelve Angry Men – lesson 11

Leadership lessons from Twelve Angry Men – lesson 11

  Lesson n°11 is, quite possibly my favourite scene, is the from the final scene in the jury room, when juror n°8 hands his “nemesis” his coat. This scene sums up, at least for me, what leadership is all about; it’s not about criticising people, it’s not about...
Leadership lessons from Twelve Angry Men – lesson 10

Leadership lessons from Twelve Angry Men – lesson 10

  Lesson n°10, “Beware of prejudices”, comes from the tirade by juror n°10, a stalwart of the “guilty camp”. This is a very powerful scene, where, even those “on the same side” as juror n°10 slowly take their distance by either moving away or turning their backs....