The Leadership Challenge Middle East

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  You're a Leader. Who Are You Responsible to ? 06.08.2026 32min

  “Well, I report to my boss. So I guess that’s who I’m responsible to.“ Well, that’s the answer from my manager and indeed the extension of that is that you are responsible to your manager. The question is “You’re a leader…” Let’s use the analogy of a ship’s captain. And for this example, let’s just consider that he has received indications of a significant storm due in the next few hours. The captain is involved in making critical decisions that impact directly on the safety of the ...
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  Leadership and Change and Challenges and Change. 27.07.2026 31min

  Leaders, face challenges, quite often daily. The book - regarded one of the top 5 leadership books of all time - written by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner is, after all, called The Leadership Challenge. Change can come unexpectedly. It can wear unexpected guises. It can begin in a heartbeat - and set the heart racing. Those who manage change, effectively are nimble, adaptive and welcome the positive aspect of every change. A key leadership attribute here is understanding the importance of in...
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  TLC ME - !00 Episodes - Let's Celebrate 15.07.2026 26min

  100 Episodes - That’s a Lot of Leadership 100 episodes – that’s a significant milestone. The three of us are proud of this achievement as we continue to celebrate the globally recognized leadership development program: The Leadership Challenge. This week, unlike the previous 99 episodes, which are always a conversation between us, we each make our individual contribution. Firstly, a brief background of the leadership challenge. Then Fiby reminds us of The Five Practices of Exemplary...
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  Do You Trust YOUR Leader ? 11.06.2026 29min

  Do You Trust YOUR Leader ? “Trust him ? Depends what day of the week it is.” “Depends what he wants me to do for him. “ Does he trust you? “Same answers. ” The term ‘engagement’ is often used as the measure of behavioral commitment in teams - highly engaged equals highly productive. Their number of factors individuals behaviors that combined to make a measurement or assessment of engagement. Trust between members of the team and the leader is a critical element. Leadership is a r...
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  Leaders Navigating Through External Conflict 11.06.2026 32min

  We’ve all experienced some form of conflict in the workplace. We know that not all conflict is negative. Conflict is simply the coming together of divergent viewpoints where those involved ideally express their points of view openly. In this process, it can lead to a greater understanding of that different point of view and even an acceptance of validity of the ideas being expressed. This is healthy. And usually each side of the discussion, retains respect for the other. But there can be a...
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  Leadership and POWER 01.06.2026 32min

  When we use the word power – in the context of interpersonal relationships – we often assume that one party is exerting power, and some sort of control over others. In the workplace environment, we could assume that managers exert power over team members. This is clear in the directive relationship that managers believe is the best way to get things done. In simple terms, this may be the old description of “my way or the highway.” It’s also embedded in the ‘fear and power’ style of leade...
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  Exploding the Leadership Myth 25.03.2026 29min

  There are several leadership myths. One of them is 'leadership is hard'. Another that it is tired to the position or rank that you have. But the one above all, that still exists today is that you have to be born to be a leader. You have to be born to be an accountant, school teacher, mechanic and even cryptocurrency billionaire. In my workshop, I will say to participants that I’m yet to hear of the midwife or OB/GYN, when they deliver a baby, exclaim “Well, it looks like we’v...
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  Leadership and Workplace Safety 28.01.2026 43min

  Leadership and Workplace Safety. In every workplace, in every part of the world, the safety of all workers, in every respect, is paramount. But what has leadership got to do with safety. After all, there’s usually a list of guidelines, even instructions on specific compliance required. This may be as simple as “wear a hardhat at all times”. The guidelines in most cases are prepared and reinforced by the health and safety department. Simple, straightforward and followed by everyone...
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  Should Leaders Forgive ? 15.01.2026 27min

  Should Leaders Forgive ? One of your team has been late for meetings three days in a row. Another team member has failed to follow up with a new client on what would have been significant business and the client and you then hear that the client is taking that business to one of your competitors. One of the team members is four days late with his weekly report. Managers in this situation may look for retribution, some form of ‘punishment’. Some managers may even wait for a moment when th...
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  Are You a Perfect Leader ? 07.01.2026 28min

  Are You a Perfect Leader ? You’re a leader. You build relationships with those you are leading. You articulate regularly the shared vision for the team. You enable the others in the team to perform beyond what they believed they could. Together with the team, you achieve all the annual objectives. You practice leadership every day. And were you told that practice makes perfect? Sorry but practice makes improved practice. Not perfect. Close, maybe. So what is 'perfect' when it c...
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  Courage for Leaders 30.12.2025 27min

  Aristotle said ‘courage is the first virtue’. But where does courage have a place for leaders? We could say that courage has a place very much in our daily lives. The decisions we make even simple ones often require a deal of courage. Of course, the opposite of courage is fear. Some people are so fearful of making a decision that their life is impacted negatively - regularly. Managers, often cloak their fear when making decisions or giving directions by asserting themselves, a...
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  Is Your Leadership Contagious ? 18.12.2025 31min

  Contagious or contagion in the English language is usually used to describe an infectious illness or disease. We know, even the common cold passes from one person to another, so therefore is contagious. Of course, more serious health issues are also contagious. But the use of the word is not always confined to negative consequences. We could say a laugh or even a smile is contagious, as it passes from one person to others. Enthusiasm also fits into this behavior. Just as laughter will oft...
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  The Importance of Self Awareness for Leaders 20.11.2025 32min

  We all have it. It’s with us during our waking hours. It’s like an observer, internally silently observing what we’re doing, what we’re saying, what we’re thinking. Until we learn the value of this silent observer, and how to work with it, we are deprived of One of the most important tools in our communication arsenal. Self-awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence. We can’t tap into the impact emotions are having on us in the moment, by developing the skill of self awareness. ...
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  Leadership and a Happy Team 10.11.2025 25min

  Leadership and a Happy Team Happy ? You should be happy you’ve got a job, now get on with it. Working in a happy team is like working with friends. Aaagh… but friends will be easily distracted. We must always focus on the job at hand. Do you remember when you’re in a class at school and the teacher brought happiness to the learning environment? Did you look forward to that class ? Of course. Likely you’ll remember that, more than the classes and the teachers where time spent...
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  TLC Middle East - Leadership and Mental Health 07.11.2025 34min

  There was a time – and it’s in the recent past, and in some cases still exists - when mental health was a subject which was ignored. Stressed? We all have that, just get on with your job. Stressed? Take a day off. Because of these and other similar responses, and even a feeling of shame in the workplace, staff avoided talking about what broadly referred to as mental health. There was also a time when we were told not to bring issues from home into the workplace. Mental well-be...
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  The Leadership Challenge Middle East - Leadership and Laughter 28.10.2025 25min

  Leadership and Laughter (You’re joking !) This is serious. We have objectives to meet. We have our eyes fixed on the vision, of where we are going. We are empowered to perform at our best, better even than we thought we could. We are leading our team, fully engaged and focused. Of course, we recognize and reward performance which ‘goes beyond’. After all, this is serious! And it’s why we come to work. Managers are really good at bringing in seriousness. “This is no laughing matter.“&...
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  Leadership and the Impact of HR 08.10.2025 24min

  Leadership and the Impact of HR HR : Human Resources HR: Human Relationships HR: Hire Right (Thanks to Jim Collin’s book ‘Good to Great’) HR: The most important department in any organization (Sorry Sales. Sorry Finance.) More than any other department and any individual apart from the CEO, the HR department has the ability to positively influence a culture of the organization, and therefore the culture of leadership. Because of the importance of the HR department, some orga...
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  Hi I'm Your New Leader - What Do you Want to Know About Me ? 25.09.2025 26min

  Most of us in the workforce at some stage have had someone appointed to a role ‘above us’. “ Who is he? “Where has he come from?” “How much does he know about the job?” “Will we like him?” Or her. Of course, there’s probably a dozen more questions we could think of. When this person has been appointed to a position there will be a detailed position description, a list of responsibilities, a definition of the functions. But what about the leadership ‘function’ we hope this pers...
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  Leadership - Good or BAD ? 03.09.2025 24min

  Leadership - Good …or Bad ? Of course we all want – and deserve – good leadership. Good leadership inspires, it challenges team members to look for a better way, it enables team members perform at their best – even better than they thought they could achieve. And good leadership recognizes achievements of individuals and the team. Good leadership creates engagement. Team members WANT to be there, working in an environment where there is clear understanding of the value of the relatio...
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  Leadership - Everything Starts With Listening 28.08.2025 31min

  Leadership - Everything Starts With Listening Everything? Well… of course there has to be sounds of words first, that we then listen to in the verbal process of communication. But in this verbal process, every request, every action that follows, every concern, every positive word and negative word or words is dependent on listening. Listening is the core of the verbal communication process. So often we are caught up with other distractions: these may be as simple as the 'noise' of the off...