https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/ Mon, 14 Nov 2016 02:15:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-FFC-Site-Icon-32x32.png https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/ 32 32 I’m busy – one of the worst phrases in business https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/im-busy-one-of-the-worst-phrases-in-business/ https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/im-busy-one-of-the-worst-phrases-in-business/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:24:22 +0000 http://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/?p=509 You hear it every day… “How are you going?” “Oh!  I’m just so busy” or “I’m absolutely flat out”… or one of a dozen variations on the same theme. It ...

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]]> https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/think-fast-think-slow/feed/ 0 Leadership and awareness https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/leadership-and-awareness/ https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/leadership-and-awareness/#respond Sat, 13 Jul 2013 04:34:15 +0000 http://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/?p=503 First a short awareness test  … (please click the link…it will only take a minute. You can skip the 10 second ad) I offer this for two reasons: First, when ...

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]]> https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/leadership-and-awareness/feed/ 0 Do leaders need to be liked? https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/do-leaders-need-to-be-liked/ https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/do-leaders-need-to-be-liked/#respond Tue, 28 May 2013 06:35:29 +0000 http://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/?p=499 Last week I posted a link to an article from Harvard Business Review on a LinkedIn group that generated considerable response. One topic that often arises when talking about leadership ...

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]]> https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/do-leaders-need-to-be-liked/feed/ 0 The future of leadership development https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/the-future-of-leadership-development/ https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/the-future-of-leadership-development/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:41:09 +0000 http://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/?p=491   As change becomes part of everyday organisational life the challenge for leaders becomes even greater. But has anyone stopped to ask whether traditional models of leadership development are still ...

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]]> https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/the-future-of-leadership-development/feed/ 0 Insights October 2012 https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/insights-october-2012/ https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/insights-october-2012/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2012 06:00:55 +0000 http://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/?p=475 Why staff follow leaders… So much is written about the so called characteristics of effective leaders, but have you ever considered it from the other perspective? Why do people follow? ...

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]]> https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/insights-october-2012/feed/ 0 Insights August 2012 https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/459/ https://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/459/#respond Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:30:47 +0000 http://www.ffrenchconnection.com.au/?p=459   A lot be inspired about… Like so many I was inspired by some of the athletes at the London Olympics.  An article last week from positive psychology news highlighted ...

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