In a coaching session a client they asked me, “what were the main things I wish I’d known that would have helped me become a better leader sooner”.
This got me thinking about my first real leadership role, which was over 25 years ago when I took over the lead on a Project that I had […]
When growing your small business, there are a lot of factors to balance to stay afloat. Between acquiring clients and keeping your finances in check, things like the culture of your workplace can be forgotten. Although it can be hard to see how fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace can impact your business’s bottom line, […]
Finding your calling in life is never a straight line. You may pursue
something, and one day come to the realization that it wasn’t exactly what you
should have done. So, how exactly should you decide on the type of higher
education that you should pursue? Why should you even obtain an undergraduate
degree or a masters for that […]
The transition from technical expert to first-time leader is a difficult step and one that causes many to stumble and fail. I know this from personal experience.
In fact, I initially struggled to get the respect of my team, almost lost control and failed to deliver the project I was leading. Fortunately, I had a very supportive manager […]
While many
workers are forced to compete against each other as individuals, collaborative
projects can help to increase productivity as well as having a number of benefits for your employee’s mental
health. Many workers feel isolated at work, which leads to low motivation and
negative mindsets; collaborative work can change this by being inclusive and
allowing people to work together […]
Whether as a manager or a coworker, at some point in time almost
everyone will have to deal with a difficult employee. There are many ways to
deal with difficult people such as transferring them, firing them or in some
way simply removing the issue. In other cases, however, the difficult employee
may actually be an effective and valuable […]
Great leadership is about creating great relationships with your teams and inspiring them to go above and beyond. Here are 10 things that great leaders say to create highly engaged and motivated teams. They cost nothing but the returns can be amazing.
Sorry, my fault.
No one is perfect and by owning up to mistakes it builds trust, and it also sets […]
I had a great interview with Chris Rainey on his HR Leaders podcast. We covered a lot of topics, we talked about Employee Disengagement, FAST, Sales, Poor Leadership, the Power of Simplicity.
It was great fun with a lot of interesting insights and I think you will find it entertaining and informational.
One of the biggest myths about leadership, that I hate, is that leadership is difficult. Now I don’t disagree that some people make leadership hard, or find it hard to lead, but that’s not the same as leadership being hard.
Leadership can be easy, and I wanted to share four secret tips that you can do right now, that will […]
Managers
are provided with major responsibility when they’re introduced into a new
organisation and their leadership in an authoritative role can either make or
break the success of a business. How they act when managing a team can either
develop brand new leaders and allow your business to grow or discourage the
team and have it whittled down to its […]
“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
