by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 19, 2018 | Leadership, People Management
Stepping into a new leadership role Having just returned from holiday, I was surprised to get a call from a former client. His purpose in calling me was quite straightforward. He had been appointed to a new senior management role with one of the big four banks. It is...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jan 30, 2018 | General, Leadership, Reflections
I just did a Google images search. I typed “Board of Directors” into the search line. Immediately, as we have come to expect, my screen lit up with hundreds of photos. In this case the photos are of men in suits. They are mostly sitting around oversized tables or...
by Bruce Cotterill | Dec 4, 2017 | Leadership, People Management
We hear plenty of talk about the need for managers to improve their communication. However, a lot of people in leadership roles don’t know how to do that. So whether you have 8 people or 8,000, here’s six simple things you can do to improve the quality of...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 30, 2017 | Leadership, Reflections
I was back in my hometown on the weekend. I drove past the Port. There they were, stacked high and waiting. Thousands of them. Mammoth things. Ready for export. Logs. Logs with the bark on. Not kitset houses, or high value timber furniture, or containers of...
by Bruce Cotterill | Feb 18, 2016 | Leadership
Last week I spent some time with the new shareholders of a recently acquired medium sized business. Having owned the business for a few months, they now understand what they have, and some of the issues and opportunities they have inherited. Unlike many in a similar...
by Bruce Cotterill | Nov 2, 2015 | Leadership, People Management
Even before they won the 2015 Rugby World Cup final on the weekend, they were regarded as the most successful professional sports team in history. In the history of rugby union they have won 77% of test matches. However in the professional era they have won a...
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