If you’ve managed to work your entire career till now without serving under a nightmare boss, then you are one of the lucky ones. But while I’m sure most of us have a tale or two to share about a dreadful manager that we were more than glad to see the...
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. It’s a message that echoes throughout as many locker rooms as it does startup offices: "Don't give up." It’s what the coach tells his players when the chips are down, and...
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. Wouldn't it be easy if you could just push a button and say the right thing every time? I would like such a button. One that ensures without fail that I find the...
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. A discussion about effective leadership must always leave the door open for the "howevers" and the "with the exception ofs". That's because no matter how tempting it is...
This article appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East and can also be viewed here. "Silent" is perhaps the last word you would expect to be associated with a successful leader. The business world is full of stories of bold, brash CEOs – from Henry Ford right through to...
There are many factors at play that culminate in a sort of "perfect storm" of events when it comes to someone achieving greatness in their field: circumstance, innate talent, extreme intelligence, luck – to name but a few of the key ingredients....
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. For all you bosses out there, you know that it can be the best of times and the worst of times all on a single day – all in a single hour. It is a constant weight of...
Note: This article also appeared in Entrepreneur Middle East, and can be viewed on the site here. It's a question worth considering: To be successful in business, do you have to be a likeable personality type? Probably not. Or at least, being likeable alone will...
It’s been almost twenty years since Robert Greene’s bestselling book "The 48 Laws of Power" was released to a fanfare of praise and scepticism in equal measure. The book examined power, or rather, how to get it, and despite critical success, many felt that some of...
As technology transforms the way we communicate, the virtual workforce is on the rise. Many of us now regularly work with team members who are not physically present – whether they are telecommuting from home, working remotely in the coffee shop around the corner, or...
Great leaders have the power to ignite passion, inspire the best in us – and get results. Ok, you knew that, right? Well how about this: In a study of over 3,000 organisations, Daniel Goleman, who popularised ideas around emotional intelligence, showed that leadership...