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Great Leadership: Nature or Nurture, or is that not the point?

September 21, 2017 by Liz Mercer

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Are you born a great leader? Or can you develop to be one?  This age-old debate has simply run out of steam for me.   In recent times, I have become a firm believer that what distinguishes great leadership from average leadership is the ability to know yourself, know what kind of leader you want to… Great Leadership: Nature or Nurture, or is that not the point?[Read More]

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Five Leader “Must-Do’s”

July 5, 2017 by Liz Mercer

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In a recent Linked-In post, I shared Sharon Richmond’s World’s Simplest Leadership Model; Set Direction, Engage and Enable! Here is my synopsis of her latest thinking on Leading When Times Are Tough.   So much is written about advice for leaders, but Sharon’s Five Leader “Must-Do’s”, also presented at the MBTI User Conference this year,… Five Leader “Must-Do’s”[Read More]

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Secret to great leadership – who knew?!

June 5, 2017 by Liz Mercer

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This short news item ties together a couple of brilliant HBR articles I came across recently and felt moved to share – always looking for simple and memorable guidance, I was drawn to their pithy summaries. Bill Taylor, in a recent HBR digital article, highlighted 5 questions leaders need to ask to get beyond the… Secret to great leadership – who knew?![Read More]

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Conflict or Collaboration – Daring to Disagree

May 30, 2017 by Liz Mercer

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When you look up the meaning of the word collaboration you get two results – “traitorous cooperation with an enemy” and “the action of working with someone to produce something” – the apparent opposite nature of these definitions fitted well with my choice of topic for this comment. I was left thinking to what extent… Conflict or Collaboration – Daring to Disagree[Read More]

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How to Tackle your Toughest Decisions

January 30, 2017 by Liz Mercer

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Joseph Badaracco, in HBR’s September ‘16 edition, rightly points out that “our toughest calls come in the grey areas”.  You’ve done all you can to gather the facts, and appreciate all points of view but are still not sure what to do. You might be deciding if the job offer you received yesterday is the… How to Tackle your Toughest Decisions[Read More]

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Why leadership training fails – And what to do about it

January 13, 2017 by Liz Mercer

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The organisational context needs to be right for learning and growth As a passionate proponent of all things Leadership Development, I was drawn to an article in Harvard Business Review’s October ‘16 edition, entitled ‘Why leadership training fails – and what to do about it’.  It’s my own experience, and long held belief that there… Why leadership training fails – And what to do about it[Read More]

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