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The Toxic Triangle – the Environment and Followers of Toxic Leaders

Last week I wrote an article on Toxic Leadership. It clearly resonated as within a few days it had been viewed a couple of thousand times. This week I am going to write about the two other elements that make-up the Toxic Triangle, susceptible followers and a conducive environment. What is the Toxic Triangle? Toxic…

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The Space Shuttle and the Horse’s Backside: How context shapes everything.

If you read any articles on LinkedIn, the majority of them will simplify leadership. One of my favourite lines is that “Leadership is all about empowering people and just letting them get on with it”. I thought about this and asked myself the question, “why do we have command and control then?” If leadership is…

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The Recipe for Creating a High Performance Culture

I have been interested in high performing teams since I played water polo at University. This interest in working with people to achieve a common aim led me to a career in the Royal Marines – where I was exposed to a truly elite high performing culture. I have been preparing to write something on this…