Where have all the women gone?
By Mark Holden in Leadership
In a media release on May 20, 2003 I made the following statement "Female CEOs needed to avoid more corporate disasters". Business disasters like HIH and Pan Pharmaceuticals could be avoided if more women were running big companies, according to one of Australia's leading executive trainers.
Is that a knife in your back?
By Mark Holden in Leadership
If you have ever been the victim of a negative political attack at work then you know how nasty it can get. But does it have to be that way? Is there a positive side to politics in the office?
Warning: Your competitors are head hunting your best performers NOW!
By Mark Holden in Leadership
It comes as no surprise that our best and most productive employees are the ones that get approached by competitors and head hunters. So if the success of our businesses is determined by the performance of our HiPo’s why does it take one, or more, of them resigning to start thinking about what we should do to retain them?
How to Develop Future Leaders
By Mark Holden in Blog
An article “U.S best at grooming leaders of the future” from Management-Issues, reports of a 2006 poll of Best Companies for Leaders carried out by consultancy Hay Group and the magazine Chief Executive aimed at identifying those companies most committed to and most successful at fostering leadership talent. The companies rated as the best at grooming future leaders include GE, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Citigroup and Johnson & Johnson. Looking at the performance of these companies, the long-term benefits of leadership development speak for themselves. The article goes on to say that...
Five Reasons for Developing Future Leaders
By Mark Holden in Leadership
Five Reasons For Developing Future Leaders:
1. Leadership Development is a Business Imperative
2. Leaders determine whether an organization succeeds or fails
3. Leaders determine the culture of the organization
4. Leaders determine the level of talent available to carry out organizational goals.
5. Effective leaders are becoming a "scarce" breed of individual
How you can immediately improve staff performance
By Mark Holden in Leadership
The pace of business is ever-increasing making it more difficult for managers to spend quality time with their staff to provide them with the information, feedback and support they need to do their job successfully. For effective ways to lead your staff and keep them excited about their job...
Take time off and enjoy it!
By Mark Holden in Leadership
I had that amazing sensation of free falling! It was Easter this year and I was slowly descending 35 metres through the crystal blue waters just off Vanuatu’s Port Vila...
Add some fun to work
By Mark Holden in Blog
Never under estimate the power and value of fun in the workplace. Fun is in!
Should you 'Apple' your organisation?
By Mark Holden in Leadership
They do it all the time, Apple that is, with everything they do. Apple doesn’t simply release a new product, they create new genres. They re-imagine commodities and produce something light years ahead of their competitors.
Invest in your top talent before your competitor does!
By Mark Holden in Leadership
Warning!!! Your competitors are (more than likely) head hunting your top talent!! While you’re distracted by the challenges the GFC is presenting your business, the worst thing you can do is ignore your top talent...
Powerful Questions
By Mark Holden in Leadership
Having team issues? Three questions can lead to the solution..........
White Water leadership
By Mark Holden in Leadership
Modern leadership is like guiding a rubber raft through white water rapids the river is continuously moving and changing , with eddies, rocks and rapids .......