It's easy to criticise the leader or senior leader - until you're the one in that position. Then suddenly you realise all of the pressures that were on them in the past. But that doesn't excuse the previous leader from having been rotten or managing poorly. Nor does it excuse you. It's a challenge to you: How will you proceed? Will you adopt the same manner and problems or will you change direction and do things differently? You will make mistakes. That comes with the territo

You've seen the news about how McKinsey is reducing their workforce because AI can do their slide decks. But organisations and leaders don’t need another slide deck. They need clarity. They need traction. They need someone invested in working with them to achieve success.

Strategy rarely fails suddenly with fireworks and explosions. It fades. It drifts. It becomes the oh-so eloquent term, “meh.” But great leaders - the kind that recalibrate systems, teams, and themselves - stop and ask a different question:

Strategy isn't about whether or not you use the "recommended" model or framework, whether that be Porter's 5 forces, Mckinsey's 7-S, the...

Peter McLean Keynote Speaker based in Australia speaks with David Turner at Turner Speaks Watch my latest video - an interview about...

One of the great frustrations in business is the "pointless presentation," retreat, or development session. Just last week, someone...

If your staff or consultant says they've got the strategy "right" because of the model, they're wrong...

Monthly Leadership and Strategy Newsletter Issue #14, May 2025 May 12, 2025 WHAT VALUES ARE REALLY FOR Everyone hears constantly about...

Monthly Leadership and Strategy Newsletter Issue #13, April 2025 April 9, 2025 WHAT LEADERS SHOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW I've been speaking...

Monthly Leadership and Strategy Newsletter Issue #12, February 2025 February 6, 2025 A New Era of Leadership Clarity Required During the...

Monthly Leadership and Strategy Newsletter Issue #10, October 2024 October 1, 2024 Could A Rest Or A Holiday Be A Leadership Advantage?...

Monthly Leadership and Strategy Newsletter Issue #9, September 2024 September 10, 2024 Strategy Depends on Leadership - Lead With Clarity...

Monthly Leadership and Strategy Newsletter Issue #8, August 2024 August 1, 2024 The Imagination of Leaders I've been trying over the last...