Podcast

Episode #461: Under Used People Development Techniques

Developing people should be a committed constant of leadership. That is not always the case though. Often ...

Episode #460: We Have To Know Our People In Order To Motivate Them

The concept of motivating people is a misnomer really. It is a short form of saying, as the leader, we buil...

Episode #459: We Follow Leaders Based On Their Values

Thrusting oneself into leadership positions usually relies on confidence, drive, capability and ambition. A...

Episode #458: Kokorogamae - The Secret Japanese Ingredient For Business Success

Kokorogamae means to clarify your true intention. It is a compound word combining two characters – one for k...

Episode #457: Competing Perspectives On Leading

When we think about leadership what is the perspective we are taking? There are many ways of thinking about...

Episode #456: Leaders Need To Protect Themselves

Business is stressful. It becomes very stressful when your industry is hit by a global pandemic. Just when...

Episode #455: Providing Constructive Feedback

Giving feedback at any time about performance issues is always fraught. Providing constructive feedback is o...

Episode #454: How To Hold Staff Accountable

How did it go last week delegating to your team members? This week we will look at accountability. Having...

Episode #453: How To Master The Art of The Delegation

This week we will look at becoming a master of delegation. Delegation is a mystery for many leaders. They...

Episode #452: How To Increase Engagement

This week we will look at getting the team members engaged. Now this is a tricky subject in Japan because ...

Episode #451: The Leader's Time, Talent and Treasure

Meetings, email, social media, reporting, coaching, planning, performance reviews, firefighting, supervising...

Episode #450: How Leaders Can Motivate Their Teams

We have seen the Hollywood version of leaders who are master blaster motivators. These charismatic leaders ...

Episode #449: The Coaching Process for Leaders

One of the big differences in the job when you move up in the ranks into a leadership position is you are no...

Episode #448: Performance Appraisals

How did it go in the last episode working on Performance Alignment? This week we look at one of the most di...

Episode #447: How To Get Performance Alignment

Organisations are made up of many internal moving parts, so coordination becomes an important aspect of succ...

Episode #446: Rule By Fear Or By Motivation in 2022

For a big chunk of my working life, I have been ruled by fear by my bosses. With the value of hindsight and...

Episode #445: The Clever Leader's New Year Resolutions

It is an irony that in the most technologically advanced era, the human dimension is so much more critical to...

Episode #444: The Planning Process

We have all heard that old saw we “don’t plan to fail, we fail to plan” and we go back to our work, somehow ...

Episode #443: The Innovation Process For Leaders

Doing more, faster, better with less is inescapable in modern commerce. The demands just keep going up and ...

Episode #442: Interview with Dr. Greg Story by Will Farmer of Dale Carnegie Training Australia

Listen to Dr. Greg Story’s interview with William Farmer, Managing Director of Dale Carnegie Australia on “B...