by | Nov 9, 2017 | Our thinking
The questions Think about your reaction to these questions: How good a driver are you? How attractive do you think you are? How creative? And how intelligent? We can call these evaluative questions in that they invite you to evaluate yourself against some standard,...
by | Sep 22, 2017 | Our thinking
Brimming with Self-belief, driven by their appetite to achieve, optimistic about themselves and the future, resilient in the face of set-backs, and willing to persevere, to keep a grip until the ends are achieved. This is the Executional leader. Think of Isambard...
by | Aug 12, 2014 | Our thinking
Of leaders and leadership Our conceptualisation of leadership flows from a few simple premises: First, that people follow people: leadership is an essentially personal act. Many senior executives execute their roles in a highly technocratic manner. It is all too...
by | Jul 21, 2014 | Our thinking
After a disastrous senior appointment, The Thinking Partnership was asked by a non-executive director to evaluate what had gone wrong. Atrophy Within six months Rob realised he was struggling. At first he could not articulate the problem but with support for one of...
by | Jul 7, 2014 | Our thinking
When it comes to their character and their intelligence, men and women are seen as different but equally capable. We get the same finding when it comes to overall leadership impact: men and women are seen as different yet equally capably. But when it comes to future...
