by John Drury | Nov 12, 2010 | Leadership Articles, Team Building
A research project was done some years ago seeking to determine which was the more intelligent – flies or bees. A very large transparent glass jar full of bees and a similar jar full of flies were put up against a window pane on a bright sunny day and the lids...
by John Drury | Nov 3, 2010 | Leadership Articles, Team Building
There was a very funny Aussie beer advertisement on TV that showed a group of mates standing together at a BBQ with one of them loudly voicing his opinion about how various things should be done. Finally someone challenged him to move beyond just talking to show the...
by John Drury | Oct 27, 2010 | Leadership Articles, Self Leadership
I was speaking with a businessman recently who said he did not believe in business plans or setting goals. He said, “You may as well get a crystal ball as a business plan! How can I predict the future and what my customers and competitors are going to do, or...
by John Drury | Oct 20, 2010 | Leadership Articles, Self Leadership
Anyone who has been to a Disneyland anywhere in the world has had the experience of enjoying being a child again through Walt Disney’s creative genius – which not only includes the theme parks, but Mickey Mouse and all the other favourite cartoon characters and all...
by John Drury | Sep 30, 2010 | Leadership Articles, Self Leadership
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is a recent very public example of someone who ‘lost his way’ as his mind became cluttered with too many issues. He lost perspective, made some poor decisions that were counter to his stated values, and as...
by John Drury | Sep 23, 2010 | Leadership Articles
Someone very wise once said, “Let your ‘yes’ be ‘yes’ and your ‘no’ be ‘no!’” The challenge for every person, in business as in life, is to know what you want and then what you do not want. Many people become overwhelmed because they feel they need to say ‘Yes!’ to...
