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Three Things We Can Learn about Leadership from “The Queen”
There are times when, despite our best intentions, nothing can prepare us for what is about to occur. The recent movie, “The Queen,” portrays a wonderful example of how leadership styles can affect people’s reactions.

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The PR genius who fell from grace
Brilliance in public relations can sometimes be a two-edged sword. There are many unfortunate business cases in which a company launched a successful campaign which stimulated public imagination, then was unable to deliver on the promise. This article looks at the case of the Thai Prime Minister who used an armoury of PR weapons to win popularity and then fell from grace when those very same weapons were used against him.

Live Blogging: Blair Singer "Identifying Where You Are On the Five Power Levels of Success and How to get to the Top Fast!"
Who is Blair Singer? Blair is the author of two best selling books: SalesDogs - You don't have to be an attack dog to be successful in sales, and the ABC's of How to Build a Business Team that Wins. He founded and now runs an international training that delivers guaranteed success strategies. People have a view to let their income determine their lifestyle. That's a stupid point of view. You let your lifestyle determine your income. The whole idea is to generate the income that is required to sustain your desired lifestyle. If you want more income, sell more. If you encounter two people, who is going to end up selling more? The person with more energy. Learning requires energy. Selling requires energy. How do you make money? You need to understand the four quadrants of income generation.

"Blue Print” for change - personalizing your brand
Tuesday I had the great pleasure of hearing a presentation from Tony Chapman founder of Capital C. Tony’s firm may be best known for the “bride has massive Hair Wig Out” YouTube video that created such a buzz a few years ago. The video was viewed 2.8 million times in just two weeks. It was brilliantly done and it help support Sunsilk’s brand of hair care products campaign.
Micro-managing or managing minutely?
I’m involved in a lot of change management just now, particularly as the economic climate is forcing managers to look closely at getting the very best out of their people. Change often prompts fear for many; fear of the unknown, fear of losing their job. But if you, as the manager, have communicated clearly with your staff, then there will be no room for misunderstanding and doubt. One of the Prime Minister’s buzz words is transparency – making sure his communication strategies are clear and fair. Can you say the same for your own work practice?
When leadership is not enough
Some people see leadership as being the person in charge or the person in control. The mental image of a leader is the person with the most authority. But there are many examples of organizations and countries that have had leaders and not been successful. Look at the difference between George Bush as a leader and Tony Blair. Both were leaders of their respective countries. However, people largely believe that Tony Blair was more of a leader than George Bush. The truth is, failing organizations had people who were leaders just as much as successful ones have leaders. Hitler was a great leader and so was Saddam Hussein. They were not the type of leader that I would want to have in charge of a country I lived in or company I worked for, but they were leaders.

Talent, Communication, and the BP Oil Spill
Tony Hayward, CEO of BP, has had a pretty rough couple of weeks. His response to the grilling by congress and his handling of communications surrounding the Gulf of Mexico oil situation was tone deaf to say the least – at least to US ears. And yet Tony is obviously a very talented guy. After all you don’t get to be CEO of BP by being a slouch. So what went went wrong? One of the hypotheses that have been circulating in the media is that there is a culture difference between the UK and USA on the use of language. As remarked by the playwright George Bernard Shaw, “England and America are two countries separated by the same language”.

How to build a brilliant team
In the coming weeks, Prime Minister Julia Gillard will face a challenge that entrepreneurs know only too well - how to make teams work.

Women in business
I was speaking to someone from overseas the other day and he said he never thought he would see the day when Australia elected a female Prime Minister. His perception of Australia was that our culture was very ‘blokey’. So you would think that the appointment of Prime Minister Julia Gillard was the result of great change, an indication of how successful women have become in the workforce. Think again. In the recently published report by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency it made clear that the number of female key executive managers and board directors in the ASX 200 has hardly changed over the past eight years. In comparison with New Zealand, the UK, Canada, the US and South Africa, Australia has the lowest percentage of women in the most senior positions. So what exactly is going on?

The John Lewis effect – eat, sleep and breathe your brand values
In a recent speech on resolving the UK’s economic crisis, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg referenced national department store, John Lewis, as an exemplary example of a share scheme which its staff enjoy and as a blueprint the UK would do well in copying. This got me to thinking about the often referenced John Lewis, as not only a fair employer, but also a trusted retail brand and innovator in sales and marketing. Below I have outlined a number of observations that if followed, brands could implement for better internal and external communications.
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