donovan leadership

Leave things better than you found them

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Debbie Taylor Moore‘s mother was her most important role model. ‘Leave things better than you found them’, she would tell Debbie, whether it’s a clean kitchen (‘you need to wash those dishes before you leave’) or a tidy house. Debbie aspired to apply this principle to relationships and other situations she encountered – good or … Read more

Acknowledgement and appreciation; a powerful leadership practice

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Imagine my delight when I received the wonderful card below in the mail from Kalyan Voruganti about ‘The Gentle Art of Leadership,’ the new book co-authored by Dean Phelan and myself. It makes it all worthwhile to receive such lovely acknowledgement and appreciation. Acknowledgement and appreciation is a powerful leadership practice which we talk about in the book. One … Read more

🎉Exciting News: The Gentle Art of Leadership is available for pre-orders!

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I have just returned from three weeks’ vacation in the US and I am excited to let you know that ‘The Gentle Art of Leadership,’ co-authored by Dean Phelan and myself, is available from 12 November 2024. You can preorder the digital version now through your favourite digital platform—just click the links below. Paperback versions … Read more

Google’s Leadership Team Turnaround

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In the early 2000s, Google was skyrocketing, and the company’s co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, along with CEO Eric Schmidt, faced significant challenges in scaling the organisation. Despite their immense talent and vision, the leadership team was struggling with alignment and communication. The rapid pace of growth led to silos within the organisation, and … Read more