Pat's writings on leadership
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Leadership in defeat
Perhaps one of the most important time for any leader is when thing go wrong…
The high performer guide to leaving stuff undone
Here's an admission for you. I left work last Friday without having finished all the tasks I wanted to. The reason I can say for certain is because I actually do this every day. But I feel I am amongst friends because I have met many people who are the same position....
When your boss is evil
Without doubt, the most important person in our work life is our boss. In fact, in reality it doesn’t really matter what they are like, the important thing is our relationship with them. I have spent a lot of time coaching people who struggle with their boss for all...
Why leaders use Lean Startup methods.
I wish I'd known about this method years ago as it would have saved me trying to force the wrong changes and pursuing hopeless causes. Looking back, when I did things that worked I was in some way following this method more or less by accident. I also really wish I...
GET ON WITH IT!
A story to install a sense of urgency. This short blog is about a story of a project that is my inspiration – and I have to admit I am somewhat obsessed with the product so my comments might not be entirely objective. Some time in 1946, a man who worked in a senior...
THE ONLY REAL WAY TO MAKE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE
In common with many people, my physical fitness has yo-yoed during lock down. In the UK we were blessed with amazingly good weather so we were able to walk in nice conditions and I took my open water swimming more seriously from...