Get Your People Ready, Willing and Able to Go-All-In.

Execution excellence is the critical measure for a high performing CEO. Teams who are ready, willing and able to execute with vigour are most valued by seasoned CEO's, and yet not many CEO's have a measure in place to gauge the effectiveness of their work beyond the bottom line and project plan updates, which does not show the realisation of their teams potential, and as such many CEO's are being blindsided and not being as effective as they can be. The 2020 Populis Leadership Framework™ effectiveness study conducted in collaboration with Macquarie University Graduate program included Populis' Leadership Framework™ self-assessment interviews with over 50 Australian company leaders. This study found that on an average Australian companies are operating at less than 74% of their potential.

Culture eats strategy for breakfast is a great sound bite, which has had many leaders think deeply and invest just...

Control Your Lusts

Spinoza, the 17th century Dutch philosopher, famous for his comprehensive works on ethics said the following: ‘We do not find joy in virtue because we control our lusts, but contrariwise, because we find joy in virtue we control our lusts’. If you are like me it will take you a few reads to grasp that what Spinoza is saying is that to live and lead ethically we must find joy in being virtuous.

People are 83% more committed to leaders who stand for something and are 86% more likely to follow leaders who take the lead on ethical change - 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer. Studying organisational and human behaviour that involves helping leaders find their best-self to live and lead authentically, has taught me that it is impossible for a one to be ethical without being virtuous in character.

What is Ethics and What Are Moral Virtues?

ETHICS can be defined as moral standards that govern an individual or organisation...