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

The numbers on why happiness is important
Perhaps I am posing a far too obvious question... but the thing I consider, is the effort and energy it takes to be happy, worth it? Perhaps it is easier to be grumpy, disconnected and uninspired.... the statistics however do not lie. Suicide remains a major external...

Five things to consider in choosing one’s life’s work…
I consider what is my life work? I listened I pondered how do we choose where we spend our energy, love and time? What is it that calls us to action to make the world a better place? I listened carefully between the lines... how and why did this man choose water? I...

10 Things Happy People Have in Common
Feel Great Happiness is fun and it feels good. Waking up each morning feeling excited to discover what the day holds – going to bed satisfied that it was a great day – feeling gratitude for what ever the day presented. Having truly been aware of those around you....

The four forgotten elements to a turn around
It is not often that I get to listen to a big business guy talk about his trials and tribulations inside a global business. I know that I often felt frustrated when I worked in big business – I just didn’t think I could make a difference. I found it refreshing to...

Trappings of Success
I’ve watched with interest the controversy in recent weeks regarding Mark Zuckerberg’s continued wearing of ‘hoodies’ during the lead up to the IPO of Facebook. The question was raised – is what he chose to wear disrespectful to financial institutions? I choose to...

Customer Intimacy Creates Experience
Sometimes all the intention in the world - still means that a customer does not have a good interaction. The question I pose is can we please all the people all the time? I was saddened by an email I received directly from a customer this week - accusing RedBalloon of...
Great Leaders Listen Loudly
I was recently with a group of start up businesses; this small group of founders was excitedly debating the best way to promote their businesses using social media. Each was bemoaning that they were not getting much traction on their twitter and Facebook page... and...

Leaders come in all forms
On Monday I had the fortune of participating in the Growth Faculties Leadership Summit. Six leaders, with different styles and methods took to the stage to share what they had learned about leadership. Martha Stewart at 70, gave an energetic and passionate insight...