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“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” ~ LP Hartley People won’t follow you to “there” until they know they can’t stay “here”. Even then you can’t change people’s behaviour simply by trying to change their behaviour. There are two elements that are necessary to lead people through change, and both […]
My current plan involved spending the morning with over 200 other people, and then going directly to visit with two people who were considered to be at high risk of being seriously affected by this growing pandemic should they contract the virus. That didn’t seem to be a wise plan of action.
If we can’t get people to change their behaviour by changing their behaviour, how do we go about Influencing an audience, so that they do change their behaviour, and turn Shelf-Development into Self-Development?
Employees and consumers alike are becoming increasingly intolerant of companies without a cause. People want to know that what they’re doing will make a difference, not just make a profit.
Leadership is Intentional Alignment in the context of Results The properties of magnetic materials have been known about for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks and Romans knew that certain materials can attract other similar materials, notably lodestone which is an iron-rich material, and these materials have been used in compasses to help with navigation […]
Leadership is Intentional Influence in the context of Relationship Have you ever noticed that some people are naturally more relationship-oriented, and others are naturally more results-oriented? The thing is, we tend to see others as we are, not as they are; we tend to see people through our eyes, not through their eyes. Understanding your […]
Leadership is Intentional Influence in the context of Relationship Previously on rogerfairhead.com, we decided that genuine influence starts with integrity and that the first stage of Influence is modelling, or providing an example. The second stage of Influence is called Motivating, and this has to do with Encouraging others. We see this all around us, […]
leadership: /ˈliːdəʃɪp/ noun: the action of leading a group of people or an organisation. Peter Drucker: “The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.”Warren Bennis: “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”Bill Gates: “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”Steve Jobs: “Innovation […]
No floating bowls, please! ~ A key to domestic harmony ~ One of my early lessons for ensuring domestic harmony, was that after each meal when I had finished the washing up I needed to make sure that the washing up bowl wasn’t left “floating” due to some of the food remains clogging the drain. […]
What happened to the superb owl? This month has seen several world ranking events televised. I suspect my preference isn’t the most popular around the world, or even in my household. However, it does have some lessons we can learn from. One of the biggest events in the USA was screened this week, and […]
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