Reputations – Telling Leaders What They Need to Hear
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” John Wooden
Entries by David Neal
Tech Solutions for Working from Home Webinar
David Neal and John Kiriakakis from The Eighth Mile Consulting explain the benefits and disadvantages of different levels of setups and the equipment required for each.
Aligned Leaders Summit – Panel Discussion and Leadership Q&A
For those who were unable to make it to the Aligned Leaders Summit, we have recorded a number of presentations, including the panel discussion at the end where we answer questions from the audience regarding lessons in leadership, strategy and more.
Choosing Between Offensive vs Defensive Business Strategies
Strategy development is fundamental to creating and running your organisation. In this 50-min video workshop, we discuss the relationship between offensive and defensive business strategies in detail.
Observations from a ‘Bloody Consultant’
Over the years I have heard consultants get a pretty bad rap. When I worked on the other side of the fence, I heard consultants described on occasions as ‘vultures’, ‘sharks’, ‘idiots’, ‘morons’ and everything in between. Ironically, the organisations which I worked in at the time had felt the need to bring them in […]
Attacking The Right Things – Moral And Ethical Leadership
The world has always been an insanely chaotic place defined by constant change, creation, destruction, and an ever-increasing competition for finite resources and space. This coupled with exponentially changing environmental conditions creates for one confusing place. So, what does this have to do with leadership? Those species and organisms which have developed the ability to […]
Homelessness amongst Australian veterans
Summary of project findings. Reports like this illustrate why we are passionate and loyal in supporting organisations like RSL Queensland who selflessly exist to service our veteran community.
Why Good People Are Like Vampires
In 1998 a movie called Blade was released staring Wesley Snipes. The movie explains a world existing with both humans and vampires. The movie details how humans continue to go about their lives not knowing about the dark underbelly culture of vampires existing in the shadows. Within the movie the vampires have created clans, alliances, […]
Podcast: Survival is not compulsory
Dentistry is changing; everything from consumer behaviour through to new technologies are having a significant impact on the modern dental landscape. Join Jonathan Clark and David Neal from The Eighth Mile Consulting as they explain a simple approach to change management with ADANSW’s Head of Communications, Kate Miranda. Listen Now: https://www.adansw.com.au/CPD/podcasts/dentalpractitioner Download MP3: http://cpdpodcasts.adansw.com.au/2020/ChangeManagement.mp3
Lost in the White Noise – What’s the thing?
The best leaders and project managers I have seen are those that can differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information quickly, so time is not wasted unnecessarily. It is those individuals, whom through their line of questioning, determine from another person – ‘what is the thing you want?’. Do not confuse what I am about to say […]
