About
Welcome to The Practice of Leadership, a blog and on-going conversation on the application of leadership to ourselves, our teams and our organisations. The goal of this blog is to help people on their leadership journey, to learn powerful leadership practices, to share their own experiences and to promote the development of leadership as a strategic capability.
Purpose
The world in which we are living is changing rapidly and in fundamental ways. Long gone are the days of relative stability and predictability. We even have a new terms that characterizes this new world, VUCA, that is a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. This new reality requires a new type of leader and a different perspective on leadership. Our old skills and practices are not longer sufficient to meet these new demands and there is an urgent need to embrace new thinking and to develop new capabilities. Within a VUCA world, there can bo no one size fits all solution. We all will need the inspiration and courage to chart our own course and to navigate through these challenging times. That’s where “The Practice of Leadership” can assist. The purpose of this blog is to provide the insights into new and emerging leadership practices being used to navigate in this new world.
About Me
My name is George Ambler, I was born and live in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have spent may hours reading and applying leadership practices in my life and career, which has resulted significant personal growth and development. As I continue on this leadership journey I will explore new ideas, share insights and experience through this blog. It’s my goal to write insightful, actionable and relevant content that you can use to improve your practice of the art and science of leadership. I typically post three to four times a month.
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This is my personal blog. The opinions that I express here do not necessarily represent those of my employer. The information I provide is on an as-is basis. I make no representations as to accuracy, completeness, suitability, or validity of any information on this blog and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its use.
Yes, there’s even some “boring” stuff that I need to share with you:
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George,
Love your site and read every post when it arrives at my reader.
Notice you are reading “Hard Facts.” I just finished it and have done a couple of blogs about it – first one will be published 26 July, and the second one on 28 July. They’ll be at http://www.kentblumberg.com.
Kent Blumberg
Just to let you know that I have discovered your blog accidentaly, as I was looking for materials on time management.
I found your site excellent and a good pool of articles and comments about a lot of leadership issues we are all being confronted with in everyday life.
Excellent work and Keep going.
G
George,
I was reading more of your blog today. I so much appreciate the range and focus of your posts.
I loved the image of the sheep herd and the review of Success Build to Last.
Thank you for providing such a rich resource of valuable information and insight.
David
George,
Thanks for thinking outloud so the rest of us can hear your thoughts. I especially appreciate the key points you mine from leadership books. If only I could just READ all the books on my shelf.
Keep sharing! Love your site.
George,
I just wanted to say thanks so much for inspiring me. Your site is usually arming me with the knowledge I need in the next week, or two. I find it incredibly empowering, challenging, and energizing. It helps me push through the opposition and to see things I was not perceiving before. I am so greatful for the resources and summaries you publish.
Rick
Hi Rick,
Thanks for the feedback and the kind words of encouragement.
great site, useful information, simple and accessible. I am constructing a leadership development seminar for a small local business, came upon you thru a google search looking for leadership practice models and found your “iceberg” model nicely laid out! thanks!
I just discovered your blog searching for online resources of personal leadership philosophy as recommended reading for someone whom I am mentoring.
You have a real wealth of information here — I look forward to digging through the old material and reading the new!
Hey Boet,
Nice blog.
Cheers,
Rupen
I came across your blog while doing some research about leadership blogs. I think it is great. You have given me some ideas for my own leadership blog that I have just started at http://www.erinhelcl.ca.
Thanks
Erin
Came across your blog while doing some research on leaderhsip. Very nice blog George. I’m bookmarking you and will being following your posts.
George,
Like most bloggers I scan other blogs endlessly. I’m entering college in my 40′s and am humbled by the notion of taking on weighty intellectual topics. While doing some research I found your blog. Have just scratched the surface, but am enthusiastic. Keep up the good work!
Cheers!
Christian Allaire, USCG (ret)
christianallaire.com
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