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“The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born - that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.”  - Warren Bennis

I have recently gone back to playing golf after a very long break.

It is not going parti...

As leaders, we often focus on strategy, goals, performance measures, and business priorities. These are important. But beneath every decision we make sits something even more personal and powerful: our values.

Our values influence what we notice, how we respond, what we prioritise, and what we are ...

Creating a Culture of Accountability

A culture of accountability is not built on pressure; it’s built on ownership.

In many organisations, accountability is confused with blame.

When things go wrong:

• Conversations become cautious
• People protect themselves
• Energy is spent explaining rather th
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Accountability Starts With You

People don’t do what you expect, they do what you model, reinforce, and follow through on.

In many businesses, accountability is often talked about, but experienced inconsistently.

Leaders express frustration:

• “Why don’t people take ownership?”
• “Why do I have to
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Why this matters

Most businesses run on meetings. They’re where decisions are made, problems are solved, and priorities are shaped.

Yet in many organizations, meetings are poorly planned, inconsistently scheduled, and unclear in purpose — leading to frustration, disengagement, and wasted leadershi...

Designing and launching the Effective Leadership Toolkit (ELT) has been one of the most rewarding — and humbling — experiences in our journey at Small Changes Big Impact. 

Like many entrepreneurs and leaders, I had to learn that great things evolve through iteration, not perfection. 

When we be...