by John Drury | Sep 15, 2010 | Leadership Articles
One of my mentors once told me that Leaders and CEO’s earn their money in the less than 5% of decisions and activities that only they can make. 95% of decisions are ordinary and relatively easy. Leaders are remembered for these key leadership calls and how they...
by John Drury | Sep 8, 2010 | Leadership Articles, Rhythm of Life, Self Leadership
In the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell, the famous Scottish runner who won gold in the 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, and who later became a missionary to China, reads the following verse from the Bible as he describes the way his faith is his source of...
by John Drury | Sep 2, 2010 | Leadership Articles, Self Leadership
It is extraordinarily challenging to build a successful business or any kind of organisation from scratch. We are told that 80% of businesses fail within the first 5 years, and a further 80% of the remaining 20% fail in the next 5 years. (That means only 4% of...
by John Drury | Aug 28, 2010 | Leadership Articles
3 Essential Ingredients for Success Working with leaders for many years I have observed that in order to be successful a leader needs these 3 essential ingredients for success in the mix all the time – information, inspiration and application. Finding a way to...
by John Drury | Aug 19, 2010 | Leadership Articles
Starting up a new business is a huge step for anyone. It is like signing up for a Masters Degree in ’embracing uncertainty’. There is so much that is challenging and unknown. There is so much to do and usually only you to do it. To be actually stepping out...
by John Drury | Aug 11, 2010 | Leadership Articles
No-one aspires to be a failure! But we all do fail…at lots of things…all the time. Admit it….at least to yourself. Just this week I wrote the wrong phone number down and called a total stranger and had a very confused and embarrassing phone call...
