Leader Manager Operator

Recognising modes – Operator Mode, Manager Mode, Leader Mode – being at your best and staying in touch with what you really care about. Modes – Future Engage Deliver (FED) principles for leadership development.

Is being busy a way of staying comfortable?

I’ve asked a number of people this year how 2014 has started off for them and the reply…


Do you have an Ivan in your life?

I am so so thrilled for Andy Murray at last winning Wimbledon – tears were shed by a…


Flexing your Modes…..

This week we are sharing with you a link to a great article spotted by one of the…


Leadership research that made me smile

I don’t often have a laugh when I’m reading about leadership. But I did smile when I read…


Release your inner hairdresser – the five ‘R’s to enjoying greater happiness at work

The people who are happiest at work are gardeners and florists followed by hairdressers and plumbers according to…


Beware where you let off steam!

Years ago, every morning around 8am, I and the other managers at a sausage factory in Manchester would…


Tell (yourself) fewer stories: here’s why.

My post a few weeks ago encouraged us to tell more stories. This time round I want to…


How does your daily behaviour encourage creativity and engage people?

A friend of mine who used to work for an advertising agency was telling me the other day…


Who are you choosing to be?

A key insight for me from Future Engage Deliver has been that of choice, in particular choosing between…