July 2023

Now you have a broad idea of what it means to be a good leader, it’s time to break this down and to examine each of these points in more detail. But the most important point we can discuss is inspiration. If you can inspire your team to work, then you can get the very best out of them no

Start-ups are often described as being in a ‘state of flow’. What does this mean?  Well, according to The Rise of Superman, written by Steven Kotler, a ‘flow state’ is a state where we are incredibly highly focused, creative and resourceful. At this point, our prefrontal cortices shut down (resulting in a state called ‘temporo-hypofrontality’). This is because we are

This is something a lot of people get wrong but it is definitely one of the most important keys to success in almost every area of life. So what is good communication? The answer is that good communication is the ability to convey precise  meaning efficiently. Notice that work: efficiently. Your objective is to convey the exact

Of course there is more than one kind of disruption in any team and there is more than one type of problematic member. So the way you deal with insubordination is going to depend on the scenario. In this article we’ll look at some options. These will start with the first and most desirable options you have available

Perhaps the most important part of creating a working team is to understand the importance of different characters and what they can each bring to your organization. This means firstly respecting and understanding all the different skills that your different employees can offer (or your family!). A big part of leadership is delegating and that means you need to know