POSITIONAL POWER and PERSONAL POWER

Leadership Development

"…if you want to test a man’s character, give him power." When he uttered those profound words, I guess Abraham Lincoln was hinting at a person's Positional Power, which can be given as well as snatched. As the name suggests, Positional Power is the authority which comes from the 'office' or 'position' to which the leader is appointed or elected. Since […]

No Player Is Bigger Than The Team!

Leadership Development

The third and final test match between England and South Africa is currently underway at Lord's. Having lost the first test of the series and drawn the second one, England have to win this game to avoid abdicating their number one test ranking to the South Africans. Given this background, it would be normal for any team to come out with all […]

Making The Impossible, Possible…

Leadership Development

It wasn't impossible, but it sure was challenging… to find a name for the new awards we planned to initiate at C2. The whole process of creating a brand is nerve-wracking… but at the same time, exhilarating!  It was in 2006 that C2 launched its annual Redwood Awards to honour individual employees who shone with the "right attitude". Now we wanted to introduce an award […]