Category Archives: Leadership

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength Attributed to both Saint Francis de Sales and Ralph W. Sockman

Great leaders make it about others, not themselves From a radio programme on business leadership.

A study of world leaders throughout the ages by Prof Alex Haslam and Prof Kim Peters of the University of Exeter has established seven “leadership secrets” for success: Be sensitive to followers; Be positive and inspirational; Treat followers with respect; … Continue reading →

In response to Johanna Beginner:doesn’t know what he’s doing Intermediate: thinks he knows what he’s doing Advanced: knows what he’s doing Beyond advanced: “What is this thinking business, you over-analyze everything, feel what you are doing.”

While often guilty of leading long and convoluted steps he is a calm and steady dancer who ruins it all with a missplaced comment as he returns you to your chair.

When you worked with him in the class he seamed to have his own genuine voice but now that it’s the big milonga it turns out his steps are just hackneyed copies of someone elses steps.

One word. Smooth. Although it should probably be spelled ‘smooootth’. He moves with an upright grace that has all the followers who dance with him walking away afterwards in a hypnotic daze not sure what he did or was going … Continue reading →