While the title project manager may carry many different meanings and responsibilities, the truth is a project manager occupies an unenviable and often demanding position that involves supervising diverse personnel categories, teams and facilitators tasked with successfully completing a project within a specified period. As such, a good project manager must be a competent planner, […]
Guest Post from Brandeis University.
When asked, a majority of Americans said that public speaking topped their list of fears. Communication appears to be the hallmark of our generation. It is the focal point of most aspects of human living. How well, or poorly, you are able to put across your thoughts and point of view […]
There is a difference between knowing and understanding, and for years I knew about Empowerment, but I never really understood it.
It’s only when you truly understand something that you can fully benefit from it.
That moment came to me, not from reading a book, but from working for a leader who not only understood empowerment, he also […]
As leaders one of the greatest legacies we can create is, an Empowered Organisation.
One of the challenges with empowerment, and why I suspect so many leaders shy away from it, is that in order to empower people, we have to give up some our power.
To delegate that power to our teams: to allow them to […]
Empowerment is a very powerful tool in the leaders toolbox, and once mastered it allows us to create highly engaged teams that will take ownership of their work, which leads to amazing results. Empowerment is a big word, and it can be a bit confusing so in this video I try to simplify it, to […]
Technology adaptation is a top-down, self-perpetuating thing. Leaders use it to become better leaders and then this technology gets integrated into the business, making the company stronger. The strength of the business lets its leader implement greater changes and the cycle begins anew. In a world of ever-growing engineering, there are always new pieces of […]
With employee engagement currently running at around 32% in the US, costing the US Economy between $450b to $550b each year in lost productivity, it’s time that we do something to improve the situation, and do it FAST.
FAST is an approach where we look to ensure that we have the right Focus, Accountability, Simplicity and […]
Guest Post recommended by NeoMam Studios 20 Ways to Communicate Better at work you can find the original post here.
Conversations at work aren’t all water cooler gossip and motivational talks: from time to time, you’ll need to have a chat with a colleague who isn’t achieving what they should or from whom your opinion on […]
Many philosophers have asked the question “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”
Now while I don’t know the answer to that question, what I do know is that it doesn’t matter how great your content is, if you don’t have any followers […]
Too often people are promoted into management positions without the right requisite training. It’s like there is an assumption that people with good technical skills will automatically be good managers. People becomes good managers through two things, training and experience, and ideally they should be given the training before they are thrown into the deep […]
“Over the last several months since I began coaching with Gordon I have up-leveled my team, I have simplified my process, I have implemented new protocol to get my team on track and I am already seeing amazing results! His FAST training is so simple yet so revolutionary. His no-excuses leadership has kept me on track and given me a solid system to lead by. I am so excited to be introducing him to my top level clients so that he can help them up-level their leadership abilities also! I highly recommend him as a speaker, coach and trainer!”
Kellie Kuecha, Founder of the Monetize Method"Working with Gordon, and using his FAST Approach, we were able to successfully deliver a $30m program in a 3 months timeframe, instead of the original 18-month estimate. Gordon created a simplified plan, which allowed us to focus on what was important, but with sufficient detail that helped to build confidence in the team. With an organization of over 350 people involved, it’s critical that we have the right levels of transparency into performance to ensure that we can hold people accountable, but without it becoming an administrative overhead. Gordon helped us get the balance just right, so that we could keep bureaucracy to a minimum, whilst ensuring that we had the necessary insights to steer the program to successful conclusion. The FAST approach was the difference between success and failure for us, and I would highly recommend it to any organization looking to revolutionize their results."
Mark Hunt, Senior Director - Major Programmes Cable & Wireless Communications“Gordon is a great speaker and motivator. He speaks from his hands-on experience providing excellent insights that bring value to the listener. Simple, clear, pragmatic messages that are easy to understand, and more importantly easy to share with our teams.”
Venketesh Rao, Accenture Managing Director“What an inspirational man! Follow his work on FAST leadership”.
Professor Rune Todnem“Attended a talk on Leadership by @GordonTredgold today ‘Simple’ but brilliant stuff. So excited and now off to buy his book!”
Katrina Hutchings, Digital Marketing Manager, Staffordshire University.“Gordon has made a big difference in my leadership. The team and I at 1Billion Africa have been greatly inspired by his mentorship and coaching. With his help, we increased in membership and now have Country Ambassadors in 9 other African countries, won a humanitarian award in New York and have increased in partnership with other organizations. Applying the FAST leadership approach has indeed greatly increased our effectiveness. As a young African leader, I think if Africa applies Gordon’s principles, success would be inevitable.”
Prince Adu-Appiah, Chairman and Founder.“Hearing Gordon speak on FAST was excellent, but the real value was gained in our consulting sessions afterwards.”
Jean-Marc Boschien, Head of Group IT Risk and Information Security at Allianz Group.“I highly recommend Gordon as a speaker and presenter based on our recent collaboration for Intuit.”
Alex Forbes, Intuit Marketing Director.“I took one of Gordon’s trainings FAST Approach to Twitter, about a month ago. I’ve had a twitter account for several years but never really used it or honestly understood how to use it or why I should. After taking Gordon’s class I have grown my twitter following from just a few hundred to over 16K in just a few weeks and I have been invited to speak on one tele-summit and one podcast His system is simple to use and I’ve spent less than 10 minutes a day in order to get these results. I highly recommend Gordon’s work. He’s brilliant and makes things really simple.”
Vibeke Schurch, CEO Tangibility Coach. www.tangibilitycoach.com
