The late, great Steve Jobs said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something—your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”

I think in the future when we look back at our careers the leaders that we remember will be the ones who:

1. Provided us a safe space to grow

2. Opened career doors

3. Defended us when we needed it

4. Recognised and rewarded us

5. Developed us as leaders

6. Inspired us to stretch higher

7. Led by example

8. Told us our work mattered

9. Forgave us when we made mistakes

10. Contact me via e-mail to arrange a meeting.