The Global Leadership Summit in August 2020 was the hardest speaking engagement I’ve ever done in my life. The auditorium was an empty, dark valley of a space. I knew hundreds of thousands of people were going to be watching on the other side of the camera, but right in front of me were just […]
Given the pace of change in the last year, do you feel able to adapt your leadership? According to GLS speaker T.D. Jakes, you can adapt yourself better through the metrics of migrative thinking: Migrative thinking = your ability to think differently in order to be effective Metrics = your ability to measure the impact In […]
A Gift for You GLS Session – The Last Arrow – Erwin McManus Session Notes I am convinced that the greatest battles we ever fight are the ones within us. And if we can figure out how to conquer the darkness inside, we can move forward into the light. We are all desperately afraid that […]
To use your influence well, you need to inspire others’ trust and respect. You need to be friendly, warm and collaborative, but also powerful, capable and dependable. Harvard research summarises this as hitting the sweet spot between warmth and competence: What’s true for most of us is that we lean towards one end more than […]
This is a ‘goodbye’ message of sorts. Recently I handed over the CEO reins with a certain amount of mixed emotion. My decision to step down was principally for family reasons. It has been a privilege to serve you through the GLN UKI as CEO – and I look forward to continue doing so in […]
I recently read a nice obituary in the newspaper about former tennis player Bobby Wilson, who progressed to many quarter finals in his career and achieved well as a doubles player in the Davis Cup. Wilson was known for his deft touch on court and had a penchant for taking better players to five sets, […]
Craig Groeschel delivers an absorbing opening session at the 2020 GLS. Sketching the development curve of most organisations, he goes on to challenge leaders to “lead through the dip.” His point? Any organisation that is in a low spot of their development curve needs the right kind of leadership. It’s not difficult to see why […]
Global Leadership Network UK & Ireland (GLN UKI) are pleased to announce important staff and Board changes. From 1 December Roger Fairhead will become interim CEO of GLN UKI and Mike Hill will step down from this role for family reasons. Mike will remain on staff in a voluntary capacity exercising a role as Church […]
I have to admit, I was a little unsure … A whole day alone, with my screen, watching content which I knew would challenge and inspire but could I do it? A whole day? What about the breakout time? Did I really want to meet new people right now? Have I got the energy to […]
A great question! One of the issues being talked about in light of certain cultural trends is the need for resilience. Interestingly, commentators argue that what was always trumpeted as a national characteristic is now less true than it was. Without any pre-ordained plan, we have replaced a culture of resilience – characterised by flourishing in […]
