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Great Leaders – Tony Dungy
In 2006, Tony Dungy led the Indianapolis Colts to their first Superbowl Championship in over thirty years. His leadership qualities combined with the skill of the players are given credit for that success. Dungy has published a book, The Mentor Leader, about his...
Great Leaders – Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice has been named one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes magazine. As a close advisor to several former US presidents, having held various positions including Secretary of State, it is possible that she is. When speaking at the 2012 Annual...
Maggie Kuhn – Leader of the Gray Panthers
Most people look to retirement as a time of leisure and relaxation. Not so for Maggie Kuhn, who led a new venture called the Gray Panthers beginning at age 65. In 1970, after a forced retirement, Kuhn took up the standard to fight for the rights of the elderly. She...
BELIEVE by Mateusz M – Motivational Video – Inspiration – Motivation
If you do nothing else today, give yourself a gift, reward yourself with some recognition of what you are, what you've done, what you could still do - watch this extraordinary video. The transcript is here so you can take it away and keep it with you. I refer to this...
Nelson Mandela Inspires a Rugby World Cup Victory by the Springbok Rugby Team 1995
Nelson Mandela and Francois Pienaar, their meeting of minds in 1995
How Indiegogo enables new Leaders
Developing Leaders through "The World’s Funding Engine" Indiegogo calls itself "the world’s funding engine", and whilst there are other crowd-funding engines in the same or similar markets, Indiegogo seems to have got it right, for me, they are the leaders. Acclaimed...
Guardians of Governance
We believe “governance” begins with people, and their choices, and their decisions, and their voices. We will work with you to bring your governance to life and to give you a fighting chance of avoiding national disasters like we are seeing played out at Carillion PLC.
Suddenly I feel Light
"All great leaders understand their place" That is - their place in the world, their place in their work, their place in the home, and their place in time. From time-to-time, take a look around to understand your place, understand your context, and place yourself...
Irene Becker
Described by clients as a "transformational catalyst," Irene has helped executives, senior managers, professionals, entrepreneurs, writers, human resource professionals, speakers, trainers, coaches, teachers optimise communication, leadership and performance in high...
The Wright brothers – the first engine-powered aircraft
Mankind has always wanted to fly like a bird. In fact the term aviation, coined in 1863 by the French aviation pioneer Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle, stems from the Latin word avis, meaning ‘bird’. The history of aviation can be traced back 2000 years when...
We live in a world awash with information, but we seem to face a growing scarcity of wisdom
Wisdom in the Age of Information and the Importance of Storytelling in Making Sense of the World: An Animated Essay by Maria Popova Thoughts on navigating the open sea of knowledge. "For my part in the 2014 Future of Storytelling Summit, I had the pleasure of...
Effective Leaders
Effective leaders generally hold some of the same key skills which enable them to effectively motivate and inspire people while earning their respect. Organisation Though we tend to picture leaders as business executives, people hold leadership roles in various...
What does it take to be a Leader?
Some people appear to be born leaders. They are confident, clever, and excel at communication. Even if these skills do not come easily to you, these tips can help you become an expert at leadership. Don’t pass the buck. When a project is a soaring success, it is easy...
The Joy of…
Leading and following should be joyous! A leader sets an example for their team or employees. They set the tone for how the group interacts and communicates. Since they are a role model, they must be confident, intelligent, and possess excellent interpersonal skills....
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value – Albert Einstein
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. –Albert Einstein
7 Ways to Powerfully Lead through Problems
[pullquote align="right"] The problem isn't the problem. Avoiding it is. [/pullquote] Reluctance to deal with problems makes you look ineffective, weak, and self-protective. Read the full post here.
Going Beyond – Sir Ranulph Fiennes – Zeitgeist 2012
By Sir Ranulph Fiennes https://www.youtube.com/embed/3K_9SrHIcQ0
When You Fall, Never Give Up, Pick Yourself Up And Keep Running!
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Powerful Learning from This Scene in Invictus: What is Your Philosophy on Leadership?
Powerful Learning from This Scene in Invictus: What is Your Philosophy on Leadership?
“If you Consume Oxygen, you are a Leader”
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Six Keys to Leading Positive Change
By Elisabeth Moss Kanter
What Great Leaders Actually Do
By Brendon Burchard
NHS: Mervyn King on the Challenges Faced by NHS Boards
Quality and Risk in the NHS
We highly recommend this video to anybody interested in governance, quality and risk in the NHS. Judge Mervyn King, a long-time friend of the late Nelson Mandela, speaks with deep commitment about the responsibilities of directors in the NHS, and the courage required to take difficult decisions in times of budgetary constraint.
Book Review: A Better World, Inc. by Alice Korngold
Governance—it was a pretty normal day until my Twitter DM inbox came alive with: “Charlie, would you be interested in reviewing my book, A Better World, Inc.” I had been planning to head over to Amazon to order myself a copy, and here was the author, the eminent Alice Korngold, offering me an opportunity to review her latest book.
So where to Next for Corporate Governance on Social Media?
In moments, I could see a picture of my network stretching out in front of me like spaghetti junction on a good day, clear and green (you can change that). There was traffic, and I could see plenty of intersections, a few accidents, some happy coincidences, even one or two serendipitous moments. But above all else, what was clear was: those of us talking about Corporate Governance are a distributed yet cohesive set, with smaller, bridged groups coagulating around similar topics.