a proprietary system

The Capacitance Principle™

Store vision. Release excellence.

The diagram

A capacitor stores charge and releases it when it is needed. So does a leader. The analogy is mine, and so is the trademark.

Accumulate vision, quietly and constantly. Read the room. Read it again. Note who failed to recognise you; it will be useful.

In practice: Every morning: one vision, before coffee.

Never release vision before the room is ready to receive it. Premature vision is merely an opinion.

In practice: If they are not looking at you, it is not time.

All at once, in a statement. Measured, articulate, final. Let them feel the voltage.

In practice: End every statement on the word “excellence”.

Every great man needs grounding. Mine is a marble floor.

In practice: Stand on something expensive while you think.

What remains is excellence, and the light it gives off. Others will call it charisma. Let them.

In practice: Glance at your watch. Say nothing.

“I tried the Principle. I’m still holding.”

A member of the Leadership Circle

The Principle is not taught. It is witnessed. Places in the Leadership Circle are by invitation; invitations are under review.