My recent entries about the Twenty 20 competition made links between leadership at work and leadership on the playing field. That theme is still very much to the fore with the exciting final stages of the Rugby World Cup. It promisies to be a great final.

I don't want to force the parallels too much but what a turnaround for England from the defeat 36 - 0 in the early stages to being in the final.

Somewhere in eveything we are taught or learn for ourselves about leadership is the ability to move on from setbacks, to retain a sense of optimism and to keep going for something you believe in. It's not about putting the record straight or getting your own back; it's about keeping going and carrying on trying to achieve what is important. It might also be about making one or two changes in the team that will strengthen it or improve the balance.

Here's to a great final!!