ResultsWise

What is Beyond Purpose? I am a great believer in the power of purpose in business—to attract and retain staff and to attract and retain customers. Simply put, purpose drives business success. Furthermore, I would like to put the case for what is beyond business purpose. Let me explain my thesis: there is a reason every business exists. By making something or providing a service…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment

Bruce Dodd, The Mediation Table and BOLA. What are the keys to success in commercial mediation? How do we overcome the intractable opponent? These were some of the questions put to Bruce Dodd when he led a conversation for Band of Leaders Australia (BOLA) members and guests entitled The Mediation Table at the group’s monthly meeting on Friday 15 November at Casa Nostra in Osborne Park…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment

Come to Me.  “I’ve given this a lot of thought,” said Serena, “and I’ve decided to pull my offer.” After 2 weeks in the data room she had emerged with all the facts that she needed. Earl and Larry gaped; they thought this one was in the bag. First approaching them with a merger prospect, Serena had upped this to a takeover offer, when a property…See my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment

Can We Trust Our Gut? When interviewed about a career making big decisions, I recently heard a prominent business leader say, full of pride and confidence: “I just go with my gut. It always comes through for me.” Such a leader may think of themselves as confident and decisive; someone who can size up a situation immediately and make the call, without looking back. Moving on…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershpdevelopment

Moving Through Our World. My audience is business leaders, owners, directors and managers. Having led several thousand coaching 1to1s and hundreds of full-day meetings, I have identified 6 principal characters. These characters cross all the demographics--gender, age, political or religious affiliation or sexual preference—and they are everywhere. Here are my 6: 1. Even under calm conditions in a pairing or in the wider group…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment

Andrew Cornejo, Vigorous Limbo and BOLA. What has been the process for taking a research topic to commercialisation? What is the future of decarbonisation and the prospects for hydrogen? Where is the next phase likely to be? These were some of the questions put to Dr Andrew Cornejo when he led a conversation for Band of Leaders Australia (BOLA) members and guests entitled Vigorous Limbo, at…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment

Finding Stillness in Noise. When the noise level becomes overwhelming, yet again, we will be desperate for relief—make it stop! or let’s get out of here! Leading a business is never easy and that noise can come from any direction, at any time: the financials aren’t what they should be; customers’ expectations become unreasonable; the staff are proving impossible to lead; the law is working…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment

Our Personal Triple Bottom Line. We may be using the triple bottom line (TBL) in our business—standing for social, economic and environmental outcomes or "people, planet, profits". It was devised in 1994 by John Elkington, of the management consultancy SustainAbility, when working for Shell in the Netherlands. People means fair and beneficial business practices toward staff; where the well-being of the company is interdependent with its…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment

Kevin Inkster, Innovation Leadership and BOLA. In an oversupplied mass market, how do we find our niche? How can we simultaneously be the innovator of product and the leader of people? How do we inspire people to stay with us on the long journey of product development? These were some of the questions put to Kevin Inkster, Executive Chairman of Arbortech Industries in Malaga. Kevin led…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment

How to Build Confidence. When leading our own business, we are always on the edge. There is so much at stake. Business ownership has its own special highs and lows, and one of the chief challenges is inspiring those working in the business, to care as much about its welfare and future as we do. Our striving for this may be inspiration for some people yet…see my post for the full narrative. Cheers, Jeff Bell.  #leadership #strategy #change #leadershipdevelopment