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Executive Leadership Coaching

Topical, Popular, or subjects often the centre of an engagement

You’ll find content here that my work often focuses on, that especially resonates with client needs, or that is topical.

On this page you’ll find a library of blogs and supporting information I share during engagements to underpin practice, concept, and theories.

Execution
Peter

Giving and Receiving Feedback

Effective feedback unlocks so much capability in any team. Sometimes a misunderstood concept, it’s well worth getting to grips with The Art and Science of

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June 8, 2023 No Comments
Executive Leadership Coaching

Topical, Popular, or subjects often the centre of an engagement

You’ll find content here that my work often focuses on, that especially resonates with client needs, or that is topical.

On this page you’ll find a library of blogs and supporting information I share during engagements to underpin practice, concept, and theories.

Execution
Peter

Giving and Receiving Feedback

Effective feedback unlocks so much capability in any team. Sometimes a misunderstood concept, it’s well worth getting to grips with The Art and Science of

Read More »
June 8, 2023 No Comments

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Executive Leadership Coaching

Real Client Case Studies

Here, anonymising the client identity, I explain the engagement, my approach, collaboration with the team, some observations, and outcomes.

Executive Leadership Coaching

Real Client Case Studies

Here, anonymising the client identity, I explain the engagement, my approach to executive leadership coaching, collaboration with teams, offer some observations, and outcomes the client achieved.

Business Mentoring - Leaders Protocol

Motivation, Action, and Reputation - underpinned by Aptitude

A simple methodology explained through a real client case study. With a sole focus on making intent, reality: solving the problem of reliable strategy execution, this approach focuses on clarity, alignment, and engagement.  

Simple, not always easy, but structured, predictable, and reliable.

Business Mentoring - Leaders Protocol

Motivation, Action, and Reputation - underpinned by Aptitude

A simple methodology explained through a real client case study. Solely focused on making intent, reality: solving the problem of reliable strategy execution, this approach focuses on clarity, alignment, and employee engagement.  

Simple, not always easy, but structured, predictable, and reliable.

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Master the best of what others have already figured out to help you develop

Here’s some recent content from great leaders, writers, and commentators that I’ve found useful in helping me contribute better to clients’ needs, mentoring, and coaching.  There’s more of this in my blog library

Leadership
Peter

Leadership Integrity

A great podcast for a thought provoking walk, sit, bath, or however you do podcasts.  Jim Dethmer covers lots of ground over 2 hours …

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May 9, 2023 1 Comment
Leadership
Peter

Leadership Integrity

A great podcast for a thought provoking walk, sit, bath, or however you do podcasts.  Jim Dethmer covers lots of ground over 2 hours …

Read More »
May 9, 2023 1 Comment

Master the best of what others have already figured out to help you develop

Here’s some recent leadership experience content from practitioners, writers, and commentators that I’ve found useful in helping me contribute better to clients’ needs, mentoring, and coaching.  There’s more of this in my blog library

Leaders I've worked with who've influenced me

Phil Jordan
Phil taught me a lot about being a commanding and engaging leader, creating presence with credibility, and focussing on only the important strategic levers that drive the business forward. Phil shines a light on really understanding relationship matrices, competitive advantage, the user, the customer, the supplier, the stakeholder, and then providing crystal clear direction on the macro outcomes, leaving his team to work out how and staying out of the detail.
Paul Osborne
Paul epitomises the notion of supporting and challenging in equal measure. Sometimes it feels a lot like you're getting dished up more of the latter, but always in a way that provides you with the confidence that you can do what he expects, even if that can be offered in a tough love format! And when the time comes and you need support, it will be paid back in buckets full with the same passion, commitment, and objectivity as the challenge. Paul's team is a tight band that collectively under his leadership are exceptionally capable. This taught me that a good leader will help you take risks, expect success, but also be with you in the dark times as well as the bright.
Ronan Dunne
I’ve watched numerous masterclasses on how to engage with people by actively listening to them and seeking to understand. It's not that he can eradicate every problem or even resolve the multitude of challenges posed, it’s that he takes the time to be present, engage, and be a part of the dynamic - part of the team. And afterwards - Ronan remembers; he can relate instances to individuals in nanoseconds. It’s interesting how the problems at the forefront of one’s mind fade when someone takes an interest in you and your last encounter.
Ian Small
"Time is our greatest asset, velocity is our friend, and 6 weeks is forever”. Ian’s enduring imprint on my mind is that if you cannot demonstrate tangible progress, outcomes, insights, and learnings in a maximum of 6 weeks you’re lost and working on the wrong thing, probably in the wrong way. Someone who found wasting others' time the biggest insult going, he relentlessly epitomised the idea of failing fast and spending time only on that which mattered.
Colin Smith
Humility is a character trait to revere. Colin, a genius in many ways, a published academic, a serial entrepreneur, and someone who always assumed the best in everyone, was kind, caring, and gentle. Someone who could inspire by being in the room and just being himself, creating an air of reassurance with the gentlest of hands on the organisational tiller, he had a followership that was unanimously supportive and loved working with him. Inside that velvet glove if necessary was an iron fist that rarely was shown, and if it was there was always very sound reason. Colin was a natural leader yet would never have considered himself so.
Terry Kynaston
Mr Kynaston was my instructor in basic training in the RAF. He did a lot of shouting! He also did a lot of watching, not that I spotted that as a 16 year old. Having had little success in school, he transformed me in 6 weeks, boosting my confidence, giving me a sense of belief, and being very robust and hard, and constructive too - the right words at the right time, a non-verbal sign of encouragement, or a slap on the back. He engendered trust and respect, and his authenticity bred loyalty. He went on to become a Warrant Officer and for several years was responsible for the repatriation of the fallen from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. I spoke to him 32 years on - he was able to recall me and identify me.
Gareth Turpin
Focus on the data and keep it simple. Gareth practises a common sense deductive decision making style of leadership, cutting through noise and emphasising simplicity. I recall numerous formal reviews where, when preparing, he would repeatedly apply the “Less is more” approach, forcing me to think about what mattered and what was noise, then and only then focus on how you then succinctly communicate with clarity, creating the environment conducive for the decision to be made..
Nicki Dexter
Drive and passion cannot be impersonated for any sustained period of time; the mask will slip, which is perfectly normal. So when you work with Nicki whose drive is relentless, whose positivity seems endless, whose belief in succeeding is authentic, you will get lifted and taken along with it, you will raise your game. It’s not about happy clappy, it's a very serious focused, committed pathway, which cannot help but instil followership, belief, and a sense of togetherness where everyone is willing to pull for each other.
Reena Sedov
Beware the quiet woman. For while others speak, she watches. And while others act, she plans. And when they finally rest … she strikes. Ok, so that's a bit melodramatic but does resemble my experience. The essence of Reena’s style is to listen, gather data, insights, seek to learn, and all the time be working out an elegant solution, calmly announced, around which the team confidently rallies. At that point, she’s all in and a focal point of reference readily contributing and 100% engaged.
Emma Ross
Some humans inspire others by their actions and not their words; actions which speak for themselves. Emma’s life journey is a testament to how to lead in the most holistic sense - the business that you founded, your colleagues, your family, friends, and above all yourself. Leading oneself is maybe the most important thing leaders should know not only how to do, but why it's so important. It seems to take an inner calm, peace, tenacity, focus, patience, and a wicked sense of humour - in an eclectic mix in the right measures, in a way that simultaneously works for both you and those around you.
Alex Pearmain
Sometimes leaders need to be different, lead differently, showcase, role model, demonstrate, and in doing so take risks. I’ll never forget Alex’s social media management approach when social media wasn't even a thing. He flipped convention on its head about how to engage and communicate with customers and stakeholders. To say it raised eyebrows was an understatement. It illustrated perfectly how a subject matter expert leader should be trusted to make the right call when the decision is in their wheelhouse. It’s not about hierarchy, rather its about leadership and influential power that comes from a place of knowledge. Alex worked in a team where trust was plentiful and his plan was executed. To this day, Alex's bold app makes me smile.
Alex Pearmain
Sometimes leaders need to be different, lead differently, showcase, role model, demonstrate, and in doing so take risks. I’ll never forget Alex’s social media management approach when social media wasn't even a thing. He flipped convention on its head about how to engage and communicate with customers and stakeholders. To say it raised eyebrows was an understatement. It illustrated perfectly how a subject matter expert leader should be trusted to make the right call when the decision is in their wheelhouse. It’s not about hierarchy, rather its about leadership and influential power that comes from a place of knowledge. Alex worked in a team where trust was plentiful and his plan was executed. To this day, Alex's bold approach makes me smile.
Mel Lang
Mel is the epitome of the leader who speaks truth to power. Her skill is in objectively synthesising multiple sources of data and combining them into succinct messages to help senior leaders learn and provide confidence to her team that their views are represented, heard, and will be acted upon. Her deft commission sense communication skills both up and down place her as a barometer and pivotal leader in the organisation who many turn to for advice and guidance.
Nikki Watkins
Paying it forward and being a natural giver is a trait that natural leaders tend to display in my experience. The paradox of vulnerability and confidence is ably demonstrated by Nikki time and time again. Her authentic desire to be of continuous help, to be the servant leader, to actively sniff out how to be supportive - especially in actively encouraging learning is almost impossible to sustain in a masked way - too many of us are too egotistical to achieve this. Experiencing this relationship and value in its natural setting makes the recipient feel gratitude, gives them value, and most of all provides confidence in their ability to grow.
Gonzalo Martin-Villa
Everything is achieved because people make it so. Gonzalo is a gifted team builder. As a generalist leader, he creates teams where each member is a specialist in their field. Keeping a gentle hand on the tiller, he creates space for his teams to work, manages the noise from the business, and develops a network so that he is able to both always help others and seek support when needed. His teams are successful, grow, and each person becomes part of a wider community he builds as he goes, always making sure that he’s inclusive, caring, and has the business in mind.
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