Passing the test of tomorrow
If you want to lead people, they must trust you We need to consider how today’s ‘accepted business practices’ will stand up in light of tomorrow’s exposure?
Category: Develop
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Speak up
What did the Professional Speaking Association ever do for us? Some years ago I decided I wanted to get fit and lose some weight, and so I started cycling. Initially, it was just an occasional trip out with some friends on our Mountain Bikes, and as my interest and fitness improved I started to […]
Do we need faster horses?
When I was working on a PC I would scan the keyboard for letters that I know I used to be able to find easily. The M key had disappeared, or rather it had moved! It wasn’t until I noticed that the keys at the top of the keyboard no longer spelled out “QWERTY” that I discovered the reason.
Generation C is where Life is done “Digital-First”
Rather than designing for the physical world, and then simulate that design in the online world, we’ll be designing for the online world, and stimulating that in the physical world. We’ll start living our lives mobile-first.
Leadership Development
“Now looking back at all we’ve planned, we’ve let so many dreams just slip through our hands.” “Do you know where you’re going to” written by Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin The first time my wife and I visited a place called “Cartagena” on the South East coast of Spain, we had an interesting […]
Old Habits …
Bruce Willis will probably keep making action movies because you know what they say about old habits … ~ Unknown Last week I was at a conference which featured some of my favourite speakers on the roster. The speaker that initially caught my attention was someone who’s weekly email newsletter actually gets read. I have […]
What needs to go?
Are you enjoying your meal? The diners nodded appreciatively, however, the waiter paused and asked again. “Are you really sure you’re enjoying your meal? It’s just, I noticed that you didn’t take a photo of it.” “I noticed that you didn’t take a photo of it.” Whenever I go out to dine, if I can, […]
Education, or Qualification
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 […]
Life Sentence
Steve decided that he wanted to redecorate his lounge, and wondered how many rolls of wallpaper he would need. He asked his neighbour Andy how many rolls he had bought. Andy said he bought 5 rolls of wallpaper, so Steve purchased 5 rolls too. When he had finished redecorating he found that had a roll left over entirely untouched …
It’s intuitive, isn’t it?
Everybody knows that! There are some things that you either know or you don’t know, and until you know, you don’t know that you don’t know. Things like how to drive or how to change a tyre on a car, or how to make a cappuccino correctly. Everything else is intuitive, isn’t it! Things like […]
About Roger Fairhead
Roger is a Leadership specialist and uses the PRIZE Winning Leadership model to help leaders improve their effectiveness and that of their teams, through remote and on-site delivery of keynotes, group training events and individual coaching sessions.
He is the author of several books including "PRIZE Winning Leadership" and “Personal Productivity Planner”, a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management and a Director of the Global Leadership Network UK with extensive experience in Project Management and Sales.
“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.
Roger 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.