by Antony Tinker | Jan 19, 2022 | Leadership, Performance
Have you ever thought about the difference between instruction and direction? These two words may be found alongside each other in the thesaurus but, when it comes to leadership skills, they mean very different things. In fact, recognising the difference and knowing...
by Antony Tinker | Dec 2, 2021 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
A recent episode of the Daily Calm podcast has inspired me to examine a commonly-held belief, that our state of mind is influenced – some would say determined – by the circumstances in which we find ourselves. But what if the opposite were true? What if – as quoted by...
by Antony Tinker | Oct 15, 2021 | Culture, Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
Just as the seasons have a predictable cycle, so there is a natural ebb and flow to business. The rhythm of your organisation may be linked to your sales or production cycle or other external factors, but there will also be unpredictable change which leaders need to...
by Antony Tinker | Sep 17, 2021 | Culture, Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
As we have observed before, success means different things to different people, but the concept of trying to ‘be a success’ seems inherently problematic. This was brought home to me by a quote I read this week: “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”...
by Antony Tinker | May 21, 2021 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
Could it be true that the age-old maxim of ‘no pain, no gain’ is nonsense? What if the effortless path is the best one? It is increasingly clear that being under extreme stress for any length of time, rather than pushing us to perform better, is actually doing us...
by Antony Tinker | Apr 9, 2021 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth, Teamwork
We have a saying in our business: ‘The plan is nothing, but planning is everything.’ The past year has certainly tested the validity of this statement like never before! The ability to implement a change of plan is a true test of leadership and the key to doing so...
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