THIS CATEGORY IS ALL ABOUT
Business Leadership

Business Leadership is a never ending pursuit
Business Leadership
In my opinion business leadership is very different to management, influence or planning. Read on if you want to learn more. Leadership comes from not just who you are, but how you are perceived by others. We all need leadership skills in our lives – no matter what role you play in your business.
The role of the business leader is to inspire those around them and this will deliver commercial results. Also, I believe the role of the leader to create a vision, set the values, and align everybody to those and also to make sure that every team member is aligned to the plan.
Much of my time I spend exploring every aspect of Business Leadership and in this selection of posts I share what I have learned myself, and also what I have discovered and applied from reading books, and attending seminars.
Content
- Business Goals
- Business Ideas
- Business Plan
- How to be a leader
- Creating Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
I think you will find that there is much to explore about Business Leadership in these blogs and I have sorted them into several sections to help you navigate. And ultimately get the most value from them. Perhaps you could consider this a one stop shop on becoming a leader.
Subscribe
And I have made plenty of mistakes. In these blog posts I share the ups and the downs. You may want to subscribe to my Monday Xpresso Newsletter so that you can get a weekly dose of motivation.

Catch up on the Leadership blog posts by ‘chapter’. below:

Retailers need to know your time is their money.
I had half an hour between meetings in the city of Melbourne today – and I had some gift vouchers that I had received from my American Express membership rewards program; I thought what a great idea – I will have a little shop to get out of the cold and use these...

Up, up and away – Melbourne Weekly Review
It is not often that I add to my own blog something that has been written about me - this article written by Peter Wilmoth and appeared with a cover shot throughout Melbourne last week. I thought it might give a broader perspective to you about my life.... Up, up and...

Three Leadership Fundamentals
On the front page of the Australian Financial Review yesterday an article appeared 'introducing' us to one of the senior ministers in Rudd's new government. Most of his cabinet has no ministerial experience - and it made me wonder what type of leaders they will make....

Advice: ‘Work for nothing to get ahead.’
It is always wonderful to discover the journey of successful female executives. Last week I had the privilege of meeting the Big W General Manager Julie Coates. Whilst she primarily spoke of the success of the discount department store over the past few years – I was...

Pride & Purpose
Planning for the new financial year is upon us again. The leadership team at RedBalloon is in the midst of brainstorms and planning sessions with their teams, exploring how they each can help deliver our purpose: creating happiness by giving people more good times....

Australian Women – what we really want (and deserve)
In celebration of International Women’s Day (8 March) LinkedIn has released the ‘What Women Want @ Work’ global study. According to the study, the majority of Australian women (65 per cent) define professional success as having the right balance between work and...

10 ways to fall in love – with your customer
This years theme at RedBalloon is all about Customer Love. We have been playing a game to improve our NPS score... I was recently reminded of this top ten from Zappos.com: 1. Make customer service a priority for the whole company, not just a department. A customer...

Four tricks to getting out of your own way
“The only thing that stands between you and what you want; is you.....” Gina Mollicone-Long. 2.5 hours of fast paced – goal getting rather than goal setting. And out of context it is difficult to share the three points she covered: How the mind works, The process of...