by John Drury | Jan 15, 2024 | Leadership Articles, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
It was Stephen Covey, in his book, First Things First, who famously challenged us to consider changing the way we think about time: from the clock to the compass. Clock thinking is all about maximizing our efforts with all our daily activities. Compass thinking is...
by John Drury | Dec 19, 2023 | Leadership Articles
The Christmas carol ‘O Holy Night’ is one you will probably hear this Christmas. One of the lyrics in the first verse with reference to the birth of Jesus, says, “A thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices”. If you read the story of that first Christmas (Mathhew 1:18 –...
by John Drury | Dec 6, 2023 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership
In a lunch gathering of 20 business owners this week, I asked, “What has been the best and worst of 2023?” The most common challenge was finding and keeping good people. And, the underlying issue most mentioned with managing people was that so many are tired and...
by John Drury | Nov 21, 2023 | Finishing Well, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership, wellbeing
In his recent book, Hidden Potential, Adam Grant argues that innate talent is overrated. Somewhat surprisingly, he also shows that courses for learning related skills, or coaching programs, are not the main keys to releasing potential. He shows from a range of...
by John Drury | Oct 27, 2023 | Leadership Articles, Personal Growth, Planning, Self Leadership, Small Business, wellbeing
A business owner who learns how to lead people can build an empowered team How to turn your employees into an empowered team Do you have helpers awaiting instruction or an empowered team? Employees in the same business do not automatically become team. I...
