

Colin Newhouse
Mar 32 min read
The Silent Winners: The Power of Values-Driven Organizational Cultures
In our fast-paced world of business, it's easy to get distracted by the latest trends or technologies. However, long-term organizational...
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Colin Newhouse
Feb 182 min read
Mr Machinegun… or how to turn a company around
Some people we meet mark us for life. I’ll never forget one exceptional person who contacted me a few years ago. He worked for a European...
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Colin Newhouse
Jan 171 min read
IS GEN Z LAZY?
Holly Schroth, Senior lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, has recently published a study...
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Colin Newhouse
Nov 15, 20243 min read
POISONOUS CULTURE
“ That’s it, I’m through with this company!” One of the best Senior Marketing VPs I know glanced at her watch and realized she’d got up...
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Colin Newhouse
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Are you a good manager?
Have you ever left a job because of a poor manager? If so, you are in good company. This is one of the most frequently cited reasons for...
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Frédéric Rainville, Associé principal, Colin Newhouse & Ass.
Oct 10, 20241 min read
ARE YOU HAPPY AT WORK?
Etes-vous heureux(se) au travail?
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Colin Newhouse
Sep 4, 20241 min read
ARE YOU TRUSTWORTHY ?
Thank goodness for the powers of networking! If you are in the people development and coaching business as I am, you probably recommend...
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Colin Newhouse
May 27, 20242 min read
Say No to ''Feel-Good'' Training!
Make your training pay!
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Colin Newhouse
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Memorable quotes on leadership
Do you have to lead people and teams? In your busy day-to-day do you sometimes think you’re doing the right things as a leader? Here are...
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Colin Newhouse
Feb 21, 20243 min read
THE SURPRISE CALL
Disturbing leadership behaviour... You probably get them from time to time and I certainly do: the surprise call out of the blue from an...
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Colin Newhouse
Jan 10, 20241 min read
Golda Meir on Leadership
Golda Meir, the first woman Prime Minister of Israel, was once asked by a researcher on leadership how she would explain her rise to...
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Colin Newhouse
Jan 4, 20242 min read
What's coming in 2024? Let's ask Chatgpt.
What are the top priorities for leaders as we start 2024? What more appropriate way to get the ball rolling than to ask an artificial...
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colinnewhouse514
Oct 3, 20232 min read
MUSCLE IS NOT EVERYTHING
Lessons from the Netflix biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger Muscle is not everything. In fact, to be an effective leader, it doesn’t...
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Colin Newhouse
Sep 7, 20231 min read
The end of loyalty!
"'Me first, my company perhaps later’. That seems to be the recent trend in the way people are approaching the job market. So, if you are...
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Colin Newhouse
Jun 9, 20232 min read
LESSONS FROM A MARATHON RUNNER
Fred is a marathon runner. He’s also part of my close family, so I get to follow his athletic and his professional career quite closely....
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Colin Newhouse
May 9, 20232 min read
LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM WAR
I recently returned from a trip to the Ardennes region in Europe. I’m a Second World War buff and this region is especially interesting...
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Colin Newhouse
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Icebergs, Cruise Ships and Changing your Organization’s Culture
What do icebergs, mega cruise ships and organizational culture all have in common? At first glance, not a lot. But, as soon as you try to...
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Colin Newhouse
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Are you overcompetitive? It’s possible to have too much of a good thing!
‘I don’t know, Grandad’. This answer surprised me. I had just asked my 11 year-old grandson where his Peewee hockey team stood in his...
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Colin Newhouse
Feb 1, 20233 min read
Trust, but Verify
The Four Key Leadership Styles Which Build – Or Destroy Trust As managers we have a duty to monitor the results of our employees, but...
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Colin Newhouse
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Don’t Make New year’s Resolutions! Make New Year’s Visions instead
At this time of the year I always remember a client of mine from way back who doesn’t believe in making New year’s resolutions. He says...
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