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  1. This is so interesting Carl – these are great questions being posed here. Here’s my take on it – forgive me for this lengthy reply –

    The Leadership/Management question :
    You’ll know that our distinction around leadership (The Forton Group) is about being personally successful AND enabling success in others – for the benefit of the individuals, the team, the organisation AND society. My personal belief is that ‘Managers’ manage systems and processes – the ‘how’ and the ‘what’ of their mission; when they try to ‘manage’ people, that’s when they come unstuck! Leaders take people to a new place, by speaking their vision and inspiring them into action – putting the right skills and expertise needed to deliver on the mission and trusting that their people will achieve their goals.

    The ‘Coaching my Boss’ question:
    In my experience it tends not to work very well on a formal “hour coaching session” way, but it does work extremely well on an informal, listening intently and asking open questions, way.

    I LOVE the third question:
    Inspiration comes from a latin word ‘inspirare’ – which means to breathe in (inhale) – and when we get excited by great ideas or emotions we take that breath and it lights us up! Inspiration is personal/individual. Engagement comes from an engineering metaphor of cogs linking into each other such that the output is far greater than the input so is more about a synergy in action and is a shared thing.

    It’s late over here in the UK and so i’m sure that I haven’t expressed myself well – and I’m sure your audience will be able to build on my foundations… I look forward to reading their views!

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