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The four facets of powerful delegating

February 13, 2018 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

The four facets of powerful delegating

(Image courtesy Shutterstock) In my last blog, I looked at how to prepare for delegating important tasks, so that you’re free to deal with your biggest priorities and developing your team. My client Sarah was on quite a journey and we had to start with understanding how she pulled back from taking risks because she […]

Filed Under: Caring, executive mindset, Leadership, Master Your Executive Role, Powerful influencing

What industry are you in? An annoying question!

December 12, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

What industry are you in? An annoying question!

Surely this one thing about your organisation is settled – your industry. Real life for high-performing executives is not so simple. As markets change, the organisation matures and as you develop in your role, this annoying question becomes more important, and may lead to the breakthrough that ensures your survival. I had a friend raise […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: executive mindset, industry, role

How to design and run your best team

November 14, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

How to design and run your best team

Looking back at all the most successful CEOs I’ve met or read about, there’s one common thread. All of them had great teams of top performing executives whose role was to partner the CEO, not simply report to them. This is not an accident. Running an organisation of any size is complex and needs a […]

Filed Under: executive mindset, Leadership, Master Your Executive Role, Secure your Foundation Tagged With: Executive team, Your best team

Make big decisions fast.

October 30, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

Make big decisions fast.

Here are some scenarios about making big decisions. A swimming pool. Marika goes to the swimming pool at lunch and swims for an hour. When she returns, her assistant comes into the office and they clear all the day’s key communications in 30 minutes. A long flight. Anton sits with earphones and a mineral water […]

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Is love relevant to your career transition?

September 11, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

Noise. Scientists have a definition of ‘white noise’, that incoherent hiss in the background. It used to be just background, but now noise is amped up, foreground, invasive. Real noise, such as the music-as-tranquiliser everywhere in cities. And virtual noise, the background information that thrusts itself into our foreground. This throws us into a state that […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: career success, career transition, caring, love, reflection

Do something for the first time if you want to grow

September 6, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

Do something for the first time if you want to grow

Last night I was chatting over a glass of wine with a friend of mine. His stories always captivate and surprise me and I usually leave convinced that he has been everywhere & done everything. We talked about projects in Italy and Vietnam; about sailing in the Mediterranean, the Pacific, Gippsland; how to publish a […]

Filed Under: Accelerate Your Career, Innovate!, Transition process Tagged With: career transition, grow, learn, resilience

Win the career strategy numbers game

August 21, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

Win the career strategy numbers game

Career strategy is not a numbers game. Oh, wait, it is…. ‘Hi, tell me, how many people have you spoken to in the last year about your desire for a distinctively new role?’ 1-5 6-10 10-50 50-100 more than 100. I’m pretty sure that if your answer is anything other than e. you’re frustrated with […]

Filed Under: Engage Deeply, Plan Deeply, Strategy formulation, Uncategorized

Your next role – it’s not just about ‘doing more stuff’!

August 14, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

Your next role – it’s not just about ‘doing more stuff’!

  Are you an aspiring CEO? Here’s one thought to dump right now. ‘My next role is like this one, just bigger.’ No matter how true that might have been in the past, it is not true about the jump into your first CEO or equivalent role. It’s natural to think this, but it’s wrong. Any […]

Filed Under: Accelerate Your Career, Master Your Executive Role Tagged With: aspiring, CEO, preparation, role

Collaborate. If you’re not doing it, you’re not an ‘Executive’.

August 7, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

Collaborate. If you’re not doing it, you’re not an ‘Executive’.

One of the biggest issues in executive teams – collaboration or the lack of it. [See my blog on Professional Contempt]* . Several studies over the last few years have highlighted how rare it is in the C-suite, yet how necessary. Update: Forrester, which is one of the leading global marketing firms, surveyed CIOs and […]

Filed Under: Accelerate Your Career, Master Your Executive Role Tagged With: CEO team, collaborate, effectiveness, executive mindset

Your job search – here’s how time matters in making decisions

July 31, 2017 by Sean Spence Leave a Comment

Your job search – here’s how time matters in making decisions

If you’re out looking for a new role, how long is it going to take to land one? As we get more senior, there are fewer appropriate roles. We’re a bit fussier about the decision because the stakes are higher. And the organisation’s decision can take longer, again because it’s a high-stakes investment. So rather […]

Filed Under: Phase 2 blogs, Uncategorized

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