by Antony Tinker | May 24, 2024 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth, Teamwork
Jurgen Klopp, outgoing manager of Liverpool FC, is arguably one of the most famous and universally popular proponents of selfless, servant leadership. His farewell speech at Anfield last weekend was typical of his style, pushing others forward ahead of himself,...
by Antony Tinker | May 14, 2024 | Culture, Leadership, Teamwork
We have observed before that leadership lessons can be found in the most unexpected places, and a recent meet-up with a good friend is another wonderful example of this. Despite not seeing each other for around ten years, when I saw Dom Neary a couple of weeks ago, we...
by Antony Tinker | Feb 23, 2024 | Leadership, Performance, Teamwork
Right from our school days we’re told about the importance of planning and how to prepare for the future by readying ourselves in advance of any given situation. There are entire departments and job roles devoted to planning. But when we become a leader, we discover...
by Antony Tinker | Jul 28, 2023 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth, Teamwork, Uncategorized
“We’ve got a mountain to climb” is one of those phrases which is often applied to workplace or leadership challenges, and while we can probably all imagine the difficulties involved in climbing a mountain, far fewer of us have actually experienced it for ourselves....
by Antony Tinker | Mar 3, 2023 | Leadership, Performance, Teamwork
On the one hand, we know that leaders are busy people, under pressure. On the other, we know that teams thrive on being stretched and challenged. So an obvious solution to help both parties is delegation and empowerment. However, one of the frequent frustrations we...
by Antony Tinker | Feb 3, 2023 | Leadership, Performance, Teamwork
We often write about the importance of giving direction not instruction when leading. It is the leader’s role to focus on providing clear strategic direction and leave the execution to the team around them. Put simply, leadership is about the WHAT and the WHY, leaving...
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