In this article, Executive Coach Lee Williams draws on the work of World Champion Poker player Annie Duke. Lee shares his key learnings from her book “Thinking in Bets” where she explores the ingredients of good decision making. This may appear an unlikely source of wisdom for leaders, but Annie makes the case that Poker - a game that requires players to make a high volume of quick decisions that have immediate consequences is fertile ground for learning about how to make good decisions.

Nelson Mandela said that “changing the universe is an inside job.” Leaders need to recognise that they are a part of the system that they are trying to shape. If we want to change the system, our first step is to pay attention to the internal aspects of ourselves.  A leader who is clear about their own internal world, who shares that world openly with others and acts with skill and discipline in line with their purpose is a leader people want to follow.  Executive Coach and Leadership Development expert, Lee Williams, addresses these unseen variables.