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6 Business Myths Busted!
After over 20 years in business, I smile at how phrases are used by leaders and managers - often, I think for justification - which are either myths or just clearly wrong. So here are my top 6 phrases...
Your Free Satellite Navigation for Strategy
Driving home tonight, using a satellite navigation pack...it reminded me of a conversation with Dad. When they started to become popular I turned to Dad, and said "Wouldn't it be great if you had one ...
The 3 Pillars of Brand Engagement
Branding has 3 pillars, that if they don't match, if they don't reflect the same brand experience then the brand that you are trying to create, will not succeed. The leadership write, speak and decide...
Going for the leadership gold
As the Olympic closing ceremony draws to a close, it made me wonder If you, as a leader, could compete for a Gold medal every 4 years in the Olympics, how would your approach to leadership change? Wou...
How to Stand Out In Your Career
Average is a bland description and yet the most used score in business. To stand out within business I think there is an unusual difference between a team member and a leader of a team Extraordinary p...
Show 185 - Execution Of Brand Strategy
Show 185 of The Engaging Brand leadership and marketing podcast is ready just for you. To subscribe or listen on your PC now - both for free, you don't need to download anything - all explained at the...
When Silence is Truly Golden For Brands
In a world of mass communication, there is enormous value to silence - as long as it is at the right time Silence is great for brands when it is used To allow your talent to think and be creative......
The Engaging Leaders Phrase Book for Employee Engagement
The words we speak say so much about our style, say so much about whether we truly have people at the heart of our management style. Here are 10 examples of leadership phrases that put the employee at...
Let People Prove You Right, The Power of Belief
It was 1978 and I was feeling sad, walking round the golf course with Dad. I hadn't really started playing then, just watching Dad "hack" his way round the course. He turned and asked "What's wrong?" ...
World Culture is Changing, Are You?
World culture is changing, what seems like only a few years ago...(!) I grew up to automatically respect your elders, people who had more business experience than you...and that is changing. When I fi...
Remember tomorrow never comes...
Yesterday, was an emotional day. We laid a memorial stone for Dad at his local church. Dad believed in community and as the largest employer in the area, always supported the village and the talent in...
Belief Is Contagious!
I collect business quotes and place them around my office as reminders and motivation for my own personal growth. One that I think is really relevant during this economic downturn is from George Berna...
Extreme Leadership, Extreme Engagement
Adrenalin rush holidays seem to be on the rise - people are wanting to escape their lives and feel the adrenalin rush of either dangerous sports or far flung places. I was thinking how that affects th...
Show #173 - How to be a Successful Failure
Show 173 of The Engaging Brand leadership and marketing podcast is ready just for you. To subscribe or listen on your PC now - both for free, you don't need to download anything - all explained at the...
Leadership by Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods has just won the US open and what an example of how to stay cool under pressure and also how to back your ability through the great and the bad times. It was a privilege to watch not......
Design Your Own Leader
Ferry Porsche is quoted as saying "In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of. So I decided to build it myself" I wonder whether we could learn from this idea when ...
Are you a boss or just bossy - 10 Self Help Questions
There may only be one letter difference, however the difference at work with managers is incredible. Here are some simple questions about your management style to help you decide Do you coach or lectu...
3 Business Quotes To Inspire
I was flicking through my journal from my teenage years, and found some more quotes that Dad had said....I always wrote them in my notebook and use them as screen savers nowadays as reminders of Dad's...
3 Business Quotes To Inspire
I was flicking through my journal from my teenage years, and found some more quotes that Dad had said....I always wrote them in my notebook and use them as screen savers nowadays as reminders of Dad's...
Business Needs To Be More See Through....
The age of social media ensures that businesses that are not authentic will be found out, however it isn't just social media which is requiring leaders to develop "see-throughness" See through what pe...
People Need S.P.A.C.E
At the gym, I smiled as I walked up to the cross trainer. There was a full row of machines and each person had left one machine between the next gym goer....just showing to me how much we value space....
6 Common Sense Principles for Business
Business is not complex in reality it is based on common sense, however I smile about the phrase as well, common sense ........ is not common. Dad used to say "Anna, business is not complex, people ma...
Liza Minelli on the Importance of Belief
I watched an interview with Liza Minnelli and heard a fascinating insight into how changing the belief is a huge part of coaching. She was talking about having a difficult time in her singing career w...
Why are you searching for perfection?
It amazes me that managers and leaders expect themselves to be perfect - but why? All the great leaders of our time and in history, have been known to have flaws. Seeking perfection is a great motivat...
How Leaders Can "Drive" Business Success
When I was 14, Dad said "We need to get you ready for driving". I looked a little puzzled as there was still 3 years to go before I could start to 'learn'. He looked and said "Yes, true but......
Understand Perception, Understand Employee Reaction
It must be 15 years ago when Mum was walking along the cliff top at the seaside, she slipped and was in danger of falling down the cliff...Dad - amazingly as reactions were not his greatest asset! - g...
Tomorrow Never Comes For Unsuccessful Leaders
My lawn needs cutting, it has needed cutting for a few days - I'll do it of course tomorrow! Problem is tomorrow never comes just like in business...it never comes for unsuccessful businesses who put ...
How Familiarity Can Hinder Personal Development
Fact: In a psychological experiment a person shown a photograph of him/herself and then one of a reversed image of the same picture consistently preferred the reversed picture. Why ? Simply because th...
Show #160 - The Pyschology of Conversations
Show 160 of The Engaging Brand leadership and marketing podcast is ready just for you. To subscribe or listen on your PC now - both for free, you don't need to download anything - it is all explained ...
Show #157 Accidental Branding
Show 157 of The Engaging Brand podcast is ready just for you. To subscribe or listen on your PC now - both for free, you don't need to download anything - it is all explained at the end of the......