Welcome to the leadership tag in the Scott Dylan Blog. This is where you can find all of my posts with the leadership tag.
Every business rescue looks tidy in hindsight — neat graphs, a clean acquisition, a simple moral: someone saved or someone failed.In reality, a turnaround is organised chaos. You inherit not just assets but history: unpaid bills, half-kept promises...
Leadership looks glamorous until the spotlight stops flattering you and starts burning.During the hardest years of my career, I discovered that leadership isn’t about control, authority, or the public image of success.It’s about what you do when...
Having a good mind for business and great ideas isn’t always what it takes to be the best leader and run a successful company. One of the most important skills that any leader can learn is the art of listening.When you’re rushed off your feet and...
Team mergers happen often in business, but can also cause a lot of confusion among employees if you don’t properly communicate the change with them. Employees may worry about how their roles and tasks will be affected by the merger, and may even be...
Whether you’re part of a small team, or are experiencing a busy period, there’s nothing more stressful than an integral member of your staff going off sick. This may cause you to go into panic mode, but I’m here to show you the simple ways to...
As global coronavirus restrictions start to lift, you’ve probably started to consider getting your workforce back into the office. But have you also considered staff that may be feeling stressed or anxious about this change? Some of the worries that...
In order to be an effective manager, you need to be able to lead by example and make a positive impact on your team – regardless of whether you manage five or 50 people. Here are some of the characteristics that all employees value in a manager...
There is no single, universal way to lead a team, and all business leaders naturally have different approaches to managing and directing their own teams to success. A fluid and flexible approach may work best the majority of the time, yet certain...
It can be tough at the top. As a business leader or entrepreneur, your team looks to you for direction, motivation and often emotional support, so you’ll need to learn how to safeguard your own mental wellbeing and how to offer an...
Transformational leadership is about much more than simply dictating the role of a ‘boss’ in a formal setting. True leaders need much more than that to succeed, particularly as more and more employees demand greater clarity on their roles and more...