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Passive leadership: Drowning in a great pool of need.
Passive leadership is exactly that… passive. Disengaged. Nothing fazes them to the point that others also stop trying. They are pushovers. And unlike rejecting leaders, they are simply absent (physically, and emotionally). Consequently their people are forced to fend for themselves. Or they simply leave. This is part 4 of my toxic leadership series. Exploring…
Rejecting leaders – a profitable prison for one’s own heart
Rejecting leaders work against the best interests of their team members. They are interested in what happens, but only for their own gratification. They bask in the glory of wins, taking all the credit. Meanwhile, they dismiss their staff and take them for granted. They don’t share themselves. Nor do they share their joy with…
Emotional Leader: A Passionate Storm In A Little Cup
Part two in this toxic leadership series discusses the emotional leader. It’s important to note here that emotion in leadership is a really good thing. They are the polar opposites of rejecting leaders, they actually care a lot. The challenge with ‘the emotional leader‘ isn’t the expression of emotion. It’s the unpredictability of which emotion…
Driven Leaders: Great in a crisis, but scary to be around
Over the course of this month we will be exploring several toxic leadership styles, starting with driven leaders. The overarching view is to present some caricatures that we can all learn a little from, noting these aren’t based on any one individual. As we look into their traits we will uncover both positive and negative…
Physio mentoring: My spectacular lesson in life
Believe it or not, I used to be a pretty big physio mentoring challenge myself. Never the worst in terms of clinical competence, or getting work done. I was actually pretty good at both of these things. But that doesn’t count for much when it comes with one pretty big chink in the old armour.…
Giving feedback to physiotherapy staff: Enough is never enough.
Time and time again I notice owners failing to do the most important thing, and that is giving clear, timely feedback. And more specifically, it is giving feedback to poor performing staff. It often plays out as such. You take on a new team member. They don’t quite hit the ground running. Something isn’t going…
Avoid nightmare staff and build a portfolio for success (part two)
Your staff… Three years ago, almost to the day, I said this about hiring young physios … (29/10/20). I was referring to top performers. What I term the top draft picks from their cohorts. I was referring to the Nick Daicos’ of the AFL world. What followed was 3 fold: High demand / low supply…
Recruiting physio’s? How to build a portfolio for success
Struggle with recruiting physio’s? Turning clients away? How comfortable are you to do so? Knowing that you have free time available which you’re spending elsewhere. I didn’t think so…. You can’t be. If you’re anything like me anyway. The thought of turning a client away eats away at your insides. You remember the days when…
An abundant forest: how to overcome your scarcity mindset
I realised a few weeks ago that I still carry a scarcity mindset. In spite of many years in business with a pro-risk business partner. In spite of a season of proper financial independence. And in spite of a lifestyle that is anything but conventional nowadays. Yet I still have this chip on my shoulder……