Leadership

Posts about Leadership of business, people and thought

, Tree, Mark Conway, Oak Consult — Reading Time: 5 minutesIn my experience, over performance in business can’t happen consistently without building powerful relationships. Similarly, if you look at underperformance in your team, you will often find that it is the lack of powerful relationships or broken relationships that are the cause. There is no quick fix….sorry. BUT, if you invest time, honesty, passion and [...]

10 ways for building powerful relationships

April 16, 2011 in Business Skills / Leadership / People tagged Business / Coaching / Feedback / Myers Briggs / Relationship / Success by markconwayuk

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m not sure who came up with the phrase – ‘There’s no ‘I’ in team’, and I’m sure it was meant with good intentions – focussing everyone on team work and collective goals and not individual egos. I’ve always used the hugely clever and witty repost whenever anyone has said [...]

There’s no I in Team…but there is an ‘M’ and ...

March 28, 2011 in Leadership / Management / People tagged Goals / Leader / Objectives / Relationship / Roles / Success / Team / Vision by markconwayuk

Reading Time: 2 minutesBusiness people are often very poor at thinking about who would take their place, their successor, should the worst happen to them. Who should you be starting to coach to be your second in command? Well, here are some thoughts on the kind of individual you’re looking for (not in any particular [...]

15 Ways To Find Your Successor

March 21, 2011 in Leadership / People / Succession Planning tagged Development / Leader / Succession by markconwayuk

Reading Time: 2 minutesMost people on earth with a TV have watched Star Wars. In ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, Yoda, the iconic Jedi Master says one line that has stuck with me ever since… “Do or do not. There is no try.” Those with passion, confidence and belief – Do; those without passion, [...]

Yoda said: ‘Do or do not. There is no try!’

March 19, 2011 in Leadership / People tagged Belief / Confidence / Leadership / Passion / Yoda by markconwayuk

Reading Time: 2 minutesThanks to all of you that contributed to my recent poll on Leadership Qualities. The results are in and the top 3 qualities of a leader as voted for by Think Oak! followers are: 1. Great Communicator Great leaders know how to deliver their message in a way that will create a [...]

Top 3 Qualities of a Leader

March 13, 2011 in Leadership tagged Ballmer / Bill Gates / Blanchard / Communicator / Drucker / Integrity / Leader / Microsoft / Visionary by markconwayuk

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve just got back from a few days away with the family at Center Parcs in Nottinghamshire (UK). We had a great time…and whilst Center Parcs is not everyone’s thing, we love it there – It’s very relaxing and there’s something to do for most people with most budgets. I’ve [...]

Customer Service ~ Basil Fawlty or Walt Disney

February 26, 2011 in Leadership / Management tagged Basil Fawlty / Center Parcs / Customer Services / Raving Fans / Walt Disney by markconwayuk

Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve had the pleasure over the last few weeks to come into contact with a number of people who have really inspired me. Some have been inspiring me for a number of years, some I’ve only just met. But what is it that makes someone inspirational? I’ve come up with a [...]

What makes someone inspirational?

February 19, 2011 in Leadership tagged Leadership by markconwayuk

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow