Leading from the dark side

Leading from the dark side

I saw the first Star Wars film when it came out in 1977; I enjoyed it, but nothing more. I liked the idea of the Jedi Knights and the Sith Lords, reminded me of the Lord of the Rings which I had read some years earlier; Sauron (chief lieutenant of the first Dark Lord,...
Liberating your leadership enablers

Liberating your leadership enablers

Leadership is about influencing others to work towards a vision or mission and I’ve yet to experience anyone asking me to influence them – leadership is rarely something that people give you; it’s something you have to take! “Leadership is the readiness to stand out...
In search of the leadership equation

In search of the leadership equation

If you asked a chemical engineer almost anywhere in the world to define Reynolds number, they would all probably say something like, “The Reynolds number is the ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces within a fluid which is subjected to relative internal movement...
Real Leaders

Real Leaders

What exactly is a real leader? When thinking of leaders, most people think of the rich and powerful; people like Obama, Putin, Macron, Branson, Musk ….. Martin Luther King and Ghandi come to mind for most people as examples of those who had limited power in terms of...
Be yourself leadership

Be yourself leadership

“Be yourself – everyone else is already taken” Oscar Wilde Some people want to be charming, outgoing and sociable like Obama, some want to be direct, tough and imposing like Putin, some want to be imaginative, spontaneous and creative like Branson and others calm,...