Being a leader today isn’t easy. Leaders are facing unchartered territory, an uncertain business environment and economic challenges the like of which many will never have experienced before. At the same time, there’s competing demands, shifting expectations, and a never-ending list of projects and priorities. Little wonder that many leaders...

As organisations become more complex, the need for dialogue, understanding and the willingness for leaders to check assumptions and listen to diverse perspectives is essential.  One way to do that effectively is through reverse mentoring. In reverse mentoring the traditional mentee and mentor role is swapped.  Senior leaders adopt the...

In the workplace, you'll see people who lose their voice and authenticity in an attempt to be liked by everyone or in their effort to build relationships and build a support base. They think achieving influence and success requires them to be someone other than themselves. In doing this, they...

Working from home can be brilliant, but when it’s unexpected, unplanned and protracted, keeping your motivation levels high can be challenging. Combined with an unfamiliar work environment, uncertainty and things vying for your attention it’s easy to get distracted and to find yourself at the end of your working day...

Leadership and decision making go hand in hand, and as technology changes how we live and work and the rate of change accelerates, the nature of those decisions and how to lead can appear more complex and challenging. However, when you ask employees what they want from their leaders the...

As digitisation and what the World Economic Forum calls the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ changes how and where we work, the need to have a ‘people first’ mindset when executing change is more important than ever. Whilst leaders often highlight the importance of getting the people side of an organisational change...

When organisations analyse their culture and determine their values ‘gratitude’ isn’t a trait that is likely to appear, and yet it is increasingly evidenced as being critical for personal well-being and organisational success. In a working world that’s constantly changing and throwing up obstacles and challenges, the ability for leaders...

Every board has a unique cultural style and operating rhythm which means that to be effective new board members need to understand how the new environment works and adjust their approach to ensure their opinions are heard. Successful directors know how to influence. They know how to get things done...

As organisations grapple with more complex decisions and an ever increasing pace of change building a workforce equipped with the skills and experience to thrive in this environment is critical. Finding this depth and breadth of talent requires leader to build a diverse workforce, which covers full spectrum diversity including,...

Developing the next generation of leaders was listed as the top issue for CEOs in DDI’s CEO Challenges: Global Leadership Forecast for 2018 report. Leaders are increasingly being asked to grapple with complex problems for which there is no one right answer.  They are needing to balance internal and external...