I have always believed that the signs of outstanding leadership will always be displayed in the behaviours of the followers. Given the number of organisations currently undergoing reviews of their culture and behaviour, it seems we are seeing many signs of poor or...
“The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.” J.M. Barrie This quote has significance to me on two levels. For the...
I have, until recently, spent 4 seasons working with the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League, and have also had the opportunity to work with the Sydney Swans in the AFL for a number of years. The difference this weekend between the two clubs brings...
In 2005, my two business partners and I attended a course for company directors which promised to provide information and advice around strategic planning and governance for our business. The business at that stage was called Athlete Development Australia (ADA) but in...
At various stages throughout the 2018 season, the Sydney Swans and Hawthorn Football Club’s were written off by the football public and media as a chance to make finals. The popular view was that they would need to go through some sort of ‘serious...
In one section of Bob Murphy’s new book, Leather Soul, he explores the role of Leading Teams in creating an environment where open and honest reviews are a link to team and individual success. Bob makes reference to vulnerability – an unfamiliar concept in...
I found it very interesting to see the take on the crisis facing AMP on the Four Corners episode, Money for Nothing, on 23 July. Much of the episode was dedicated to outlining the litany of wrong-doing both legal, moral and cultural. I found myself trying to think of...
Recently I was invited to join a panel of four at a launch for Leading Teams at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The launch was to support one of our newer facilitators, Kurt Wrigley, who is leading our operations in Sydney. We invited guests to ask questions of the panel...
Recently the ACTU have engaged in an advertising campaign to address what they see as the growing issue of casualisation in our work force. Employer groups have met the challenge by saying that the rates of casual employment haven’t altered much at...
I have just arrived back from the Gold Coast having been to see the Australian Diamonds play in their Commonwealth Games semi-final and gold medal games. The semi-final was a resounding victory over our old foe – New Zealand. The gold medal game was against a...
Using candid case studies from teams who have implemented Ray McLean’s no-nonsense Performance Improvement Program, this book explains how the program can work for all kinds of teams, big or small, sporting or corporate.