It’s one thing to contemplate leadership; it’s quite another to actually DO it. Our new monthly newsletter, The Sunwords Periodical, is your regular do-it-yourself guide. Every month, we give you:
LEADERSHIP DIY: practical tips to try out
DISRUPTION WATCH: a look at what’s bubbling on the tech front
WHAT I’M READING: thoughts from the best books
POPCORN TIME: a throwback to the best of our video library
THE BIGGER DEAL BOOK: an excerpt from Sunny’s new release
A New Year skill every leader needs: the ability to look ahead. WAY ahead. PLUS: flying taxis are coming (yes, really); AND: watch this quick video if you hate your job, before it's too late...
An end-year reflection: what exactly is LEADERSHIP? PLUS: Netflix at the cinema? Say what? VIDEO: how do you treat your visitors? With hospitality, or disregard and disdain?
Arrogance is the end of many a leader. The best ones keep it HUMBLE. Here's why. PLUS: some tech with your burger? VIDEO: A chat with someone who sells stories...
Are you trying to make your team INNOVATE? Here's a leadership home truth for you. PLUS: the global payments revolution stalls - or does it? VIDEO: where do you hang your values?
Does the team you lead feel SAFE? Really? This is the first requirement for team performance...PLUS why incompetent men are not the future of leadership. VIDEO: women are stepping up.
Does your organisation have FUN at work? Here's why it should...PLUS are gyms about to get disrupted? BOOK: Facebook gets skewered by a former fan. VIDEO: 2 tests for your business.
A simple leadership lesson: let someone else do it. PLUS: global car-maker alliances - wassup with that? BOOK: how BS is your job? VIDEO: how to bounce back when life knocks you down.
Don't do blame-games, do lessons learned. A tip for your leadership.
PLUS: cloud kitchens are coming; don't be the jerk who's always late; and a novel with lessons about employees.
The simple thing for which your team will always admire you.
PLUS: chatbots arrive in Kenya; lessons from the trenches of media disruption; and 3 words that winners use, and mean...
Who's on your team - replaceable clones, or rich talents? A lesson in understanding individuality and diversity. PLUS: how to get down to where the action is, and study your users.
A good leader never forgets it is humans we lead - and never forgets the little things that matter to all humans. A tip for your life. PLUS: AI hits HR, counters bias in recruitment.
Do you one thing that good leaders do really well? They FOCUS. On the things that really matter, and that only they can do. Here's how.
PLUS: A humble leader has some lessons for you.
