Executive Coach to leaders and teams. Best-selling author, The 9 Types of Difficult People, published by Pearson: https://xitter.cf/t.co/xbf0gi1RBo
Altrincham, United Kingdom
Joined March 2009
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I’ve analysed 101 science fiction stories about changing the climate, going back to 1827.
It all comes down to whether we trust whoever is taking action.
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I told the star guest at a black-tie party that his leadership team’s problem was him.
This article is about fierce kindness, the commitments senior teams daren’t name, and what happened when he rang me a week later.
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I’ve started a new Substack on, for me, a totally new topic, Climate Intervention.
Click this link, not the picture:
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Nobody really sets out to be “difficult” at work. But when it does feel that way, this is what’s causing it:
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Senior leadership teams often think they’re not very good at being a team together (but don’t say it).
Here’s why leadership teams keep ending up back at the start, why it will happen to yours again, and what the teams who handle it well do differently.
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The most dangerous word at work isn’t “No”. It’s “Yes.”
Because sometimes that “Yes” doesn’t mean agreement. It’s just hoping for harmony.
And it leads to avoided conversations, slipping standards, and important changes being delayed.
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Aliens is a much better movie than Alien (sorry Ridley Scott).
And all of the Alien movies made after Aliens should be nuked from space; it’s the only way to be sure.
#unpopularopinion
That “stubborn” colleague slowing everything down?
They’re not blocking progress – they’re protecting the foundations!
Meet the Rock.
Their resistance isn’t negativity – it’s caution born from responsibility.
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Ever worked with someone who hovers over every task, double-checks every detail and still ends up dropping the ball?
Worriers become intense micromanagers, trying to make sure nothing goes wrong. But that pressure often causes the very errors they fear!
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Empire Builders are the big personalities in the workplace: full of charisma and confidence. But when the pressure is on, complex issues are ignored, and anyone who challenges them will find themselves out in the cold!
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Working with someone who’s full of passion, audacity and an unstoppable drive for change can feel like grabbing a tiger by the tail!
Revolutionaries are often brilliant, but their intensity can also leave colleagues exhausted, overlooked, or trampled.
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They can move mountains - or mow you down!
In this video meet the Driving Force at work.
Seen as unstoppable heroes, they won’t like or respect you if you’re too timid.
And they can come unstuck, biting-off more than they can chew!
This is what to do:
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