purpose – Fiona Godsman

Are You Leading or Managing?

I’ve led a couple of discussions recently on the topic of leadership. The groups were very different (undergraduate students/corporate mid-management) but the discussions on what makes a good leader were remarkably similar. What I found interesting was that most of the examples they provided were simply good management skills. They described people with good communicationsContinue reading “Are You Leading or Managing?”

Having purpose

Why? When developing a business strategy, ‘why’ is the most important question to keep revisiting. Why does your business exist and are you being true to your vision? Why are you choosing one action over another? Strategy is about long term planning, and provides the framework for the activities of the entire business. It’s veryContinue reading “Having purpose”