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The Heir Unapparent?

Posted By Dominic on March 31, 2009 in Leadership Blog | 0 Comments

There’s an old saying that when the sea is calm, everyone is a great sailor. It is only when the storms come that real leadership counts.

Put another way, people show their true colours when under pressure.

The economic downturn that we find ourselves in makes for very choppy seas indeed and the difference between leadership and management is even more striking than it was before.

For management read strategy, process, procedure, systems, execution and an ever-increasing range of management tools such as league tables, balance scorecards and KPIs.
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The Leadership Void

Posted By Dominic on March 31, 2009 in Leadership Blog | 0 Comments

Whilst the UK took for granted ten years of almost uninterrupted economic plenty up until the unprecedented credit crunch and downturn of last year, few realised at the time that it was the confidence of strong and visible leadership that was underpinning our vibrant economy.

There were many things to hold against Tony Blair during his years as Prime Minister but leadership was not one of them.

Whether we agreed with or liked what he had to say or not, he could lead.

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