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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 […]
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?
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 […]
Can you help me pass grade 5 please? The day I started my business nearly 20 years ago, I had some really interesting opportunities come my way that I was able to enjoy. One of the first was from someone who wanted me to take their place for a few months. I was to teach […]
Rather as a plane needs to have both the thrust to provide the forward motion, they also need the wings to generate the lift. In the same way a new idea needs the dream to produce drive, and it needs the excitement to make the dream fly …
This turn of events also brought me to the start of a journey into a new season in my life and career. A transition from majoring on sales for other people and minoring on and training, to the new season where I am majoring on speaking, coaching and training and only engaging in sales for the newly formed “Leadership for Business”.
We all see the conductor standing right there at the front of the sea of musicians waving his baton around, but what does he actually do? Well, the answer is that it’s something that the audience at a concert will rarely if ever see, but it has a massive impact on the performance of the orchestra.
The Life Sentence exercise is a process of looking back over my life and career to identify the people, events, activities and circumstances that have most affected my life. It involved exploring the highs and the lows …
Roger is a leadership specialist delivering Leadership for Business Achievement through Speaking, Training and Coaching to business leaders and entrepreneurs.
“He is articulate, tracks complex issues with ease and has an incredible gift for raising pearls of wisdom out of the murky depths of people and process.” His passion is to help people to learn effective leadership skills to lead their teams to capitalize on their strengths and passions to realize their dreams.
Leadership for Business also invests into the dreams of families in the world’s underserved communities to offer them small loans that empower them to invest in their future, to provide for their families and give back to their communities.