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The Trust Equation

What is ‘The Trust Equation’? The Trust Equation was first introduced in 2000 by David Maister in his book, ‘The Trusted Advisor’. I was first introduced to this concept by Greig Walker whilst working with him at Urenco. In this short article, I am going to explain the trust equation and how it is applicable…

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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 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…