Can You Care And Grow People And Have Accountability In A Matrix Organisation?

The best leaders operate on good Intent – that is, they look at what they can GIVE their people to make them as good as they can be. Poor leaders are out for themselves and TAKE control of all decisions to guarantee a result that makes them look good. There are in fact only 7...

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What Is In The Time Bucket?

During a recent client visit the vital subject of how work is prioritised was a hot topic. There was a pervading feeling of being far too busy, which was causing stress. I took them through the famous analogy of the bucket that’s full of rocks, pebbles, sand and water (the bucket is your available time;...

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March 2023 – Question Of The Month

Question: Is Legitimate Leadership an ethical framework? Answer: Legitimate Leadership is an ethical framework because it argues for values- rather than needs-driven behaviour by all those at work, but particularly by those in leadership roles. Every time a leader acts appropriately, arising out of being values-driven, trust in the individual leader and the leadership collectively...

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Leadership’s Role In Delivering Sustainable Performance Improvements – Lifting Services (DRDL)

Following multiple Lifting events an independent investigation was carried out and recommendations made regarding various lifting incidents at Devonport. Following another serious incident in September 2018, Neil Bennett and Ray Rose were asked to implement a safe set of arrangements. Ray Rose subsequently took over from Neil as the Head of Lifting Services in May...

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Legitimate Leadership, Stoicism and The Blessing of Books

Growing up in a small mining town did not give one much upside on life but I am ever grateful for two things. I started playing cricket at the age of eight, which eventually provided me with a sports bursary to pay for my university education; and, bless my mother, she introduced me to reading...

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February 2023 – Question Of The Month

Question: How should supervisors deal with problematic behaviour? Answer:  A supervisor’s response to poor behaviour is often to close her eyes and hope the problem will go away. It rarely does, and often it gets worse. There are really only two ways to address poor behaviour. The one is through clarity of expectations and the...

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Stop Complaining And Start Leading – An Overbearing Sense Of Entitlement Isn’t Good For Your Employees Either

One of the more frequent complaints I encounter in the work I do is managers grumbling about entitled team members. And they’re not wrong. Entitlement is certainly alive and well in organisations the world over. It’s also not a phenomenon limited to Millennials and Gen Z’ers. I’ve come across plenty of senior managers who display...

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January 2023 – Question Of The Month

Question: What does a Legitimate Leadership intervention fundamentally seek to achieve? Answer: A Legitimate Leadership intervention seeks to achieve a specific transformation – namely, a change in motive or intent from being here to take to being here to give at the level of the individual, the team and the organisation. Leaders (those in authority) in...

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The Contribution Cycle And The Value-Added Statement

At a recent Legitimate Leadership development day, we discussed performance management systems and their role in contribution. Legitimate Leadership helps leaders at every level to transform their organisations through applying the Legitimate Leadership Model, characterized by building the following: Legitimacy, Trust, Contribution and Accountability. The common purpose that binds people in a collective is the...

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December 2022 – Question Of The Month

Question: How can standards enable human excellence? Answer: There are two ways that standards can be used to enable human excellence. First, standards describe excellence or what “good” looks like. When leaders describe excellence in clear and unequivocal terms they are telling their people what they expect from them. It is almost as if people...

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Can You Care And Grow People And Have Accountability In A Matrix Organisation?

The best leaders operate on good Intent – that is, they look at what they can GIVE their people to make them as good as they can be. Poor leaders are out for themselves and TAKE control of all decisions to guarantee a result that makes them look good. There are in fact only 7...

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