What is The Maverick Paradox Stable? In 2005 I decided to leave corporate life to begin developing Maverick Leaders (utilising my own theories and strategies), and I have had a variety of websites since this time! This current one began in 2016! If you have been following me all this time then you will know […]
Rolling Top 5 Podcasts: May-July 2019 At the end of 2017 I decided that it would be fun to have conversations with people on the different but related topics of Mavericks and Leadership. The people I speak to are from different backgrounds and different industries; more importantly they have different perspectives. What they do have […]
Did you hear the one about the leopard that lost its spots? No? It’s probably more likely that you have heard of the one about the leopard that doesn’t change its spots. Whenever you hear about that leopard it is usually in a negative context. It speaks about not really being able to trust someone, […]
Should Mavericks ONLY work with other Mavericks? Or more specifically Socialised Maverick coaches and mentors? This is a frequent question and one that I have pondered deeply. Especially when I meet a Maverick that is struggling to achieve their goals or have slipped into a low level depression due to losing a sense of who […]
Playing Devil’s Advocate is something that comes naturally to Mavericks. It is their primary assessment tool, and one that is most misunderstood. Socialised and Extreme Mavericks play Devil’s Advocate differently – and it’s all about intention. An Extreme Maverick may want to bring attention to themselves, challenge another’s authority or discover a flaw in an […]
What is a Maverick Leader? Someone who leads mavericks? This is undoubtedly true, however for our purposes we are talking about someone who leads and acts like a Socialised Maverick. If you are a regular reader of the maverickparadox.com (or have read The Maverick Paradox: The secret Power Behind Successful Leaders) then you will have […]
Generational shift – the modern workplace! Management gurus and marketing specialists have long since been fascinated by the changing population. You can see this interest via a quick Google search. There are millions of articles on Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and now Generation Z. Whilst organisations have done little to accommodate the shifting generations […]
Step forward the Empathetic Leader. This is fast becoming the next leadership innovation. Organisations are finally beginning to realise that leadership is both an art and a science. That empathy may be a soft skill but it has a hard edge. Sympathy v Empathy: Sympathy is passive and from your own perspective Empathy is proactive […]
‘How to manage Millennial employees?’ is a question being asked with extreme regularity by businesses everywhere. This is possibly due to the prevalence of the ‘Millennial stereotype’, over the last few years. A whole generation of people classified as privileged, lazy, needy and easily offended. This same generation was raised to: expect that serious obstacles […]
Everywhere I turn people are talking about change makers as if they are a rarefied breed. As a Maverick, I find this surprising because just about anyone can be a change maker; albeit not necessarily a good one! The Change Maker Group defines change makers thus: “A Change Maker is someone who has a desire […]
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