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Thinking is great. Action is essential!

I'm always intrigued when people say to me, "I need to think about it". What does it actually mean? Does it mean they're going to carve some time out in their diary, go into their best thinking space and put their brain exclusively to work on the issue at hand? Yes, on occasion and for some people it does mean that, but I would say that in the majority of cases, it means nothing of the kind. What the person is really saying to me, whether they realise it or not, is: "I don't really want to deal with that right now. So I’m going to say ‘I need to think about it’ to put you in a holding pattern and then I’m going to escape from your scrutiny". And then, most likely, do nothing about it w

Discover the real secret of effective leadership

Like so many small business leaders, I found myself thrust almost accidentally into leadership. My business Lucky Voice was founded almost exclusively around my initial efforts, and then as the workforce grew, it fell to me by default to ‘lead’ it. Whatever that meant. And without consciously considering the question, I fell into the trap, no doubt like countless others, of thinking that being the leader meant coming up with all the answers all the time and then telling everyone what to do. So how did that work out? In truth, not terribly well, on the basis that once the boss has pronounced judgement on something, others are significantly less likely to air their views. Moreover, it tri

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