Category: Leadership Secrets

Tradition or stagnation.

Tradition or stagnation.

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 17th, 2012

In practically all companies that I have worked when you ask the question why do we do something the way we do it, you....

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Hero’s and Influences.

Hero’s and Influences.

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 15th, 2012

I was asked the other day, who was my biggest influence in a leadership context. I thought about it for a couple of min....

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My first job, success or failure?

My first job, success or failure?

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 14th, 2012

My first job straight out of University was as a Production Manager in Textile Wallcovering Factory based in Leeds. We ....

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Efficient V Effective.

Efficient V Effective.

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 13th, 2012

There is a big difference between being efficient and being effective. When we are efficient, it means that we complete....

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Motivation but….

Motivation but….

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 11th, 2012

When it comes to motivating people we need to focus only on positives messages in order to maximise the impact. Too o....

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Mistakes, are they really a learning opportunity?

Mistakes, are they really a learning opportunity?

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 11th, 2012

I've written a few posts on mistakes recently and their importance on our learning. But it occurred to me that we only ....

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Why we need to fail

Why we need to fail

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 10th, 2012

Excellent video from Derek Sivers on the benefits of failure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhxcFGuKOys....

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When you’re going through hell…keep going!

When you’re going through hell…keep going!

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 10th, 2012

This is one of my favourite quotes and it comes from Winston Churchill, “when you’re going through hell, keep goingâ....

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The Art of Winning.

The Art of Winning.

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 8th, 2012

I have written so many articles on the subjects of Winning Culture, Success and creating Win-Win scenarios, etc., I am s....

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No mistakes, no progress.

No mistakes, no progress.

  • Gordontredgold
  • Oct 7th, 2012

Everyone knows that we learn from our mistakes and that they are a necessary part of our development process. However, ....

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