Positively transform and drive sustainable improvements in performance and results
Covering a wide range of topics including inspirational leadership, enabling positive change, tackling team dysfunction (these are just some examples – there are many more!), the insights we share shine a light on those hidden barriers and opportunities, to help start you and your business on the road to change… or even transformation…
Leading with Connection, Influence, Impact: The Role of Social Skills in Leadership
This is the 5th and final article in our series on emotional intelligence. To read earlier articles from our emotional intelligence series on Self Awareness, Self Regulation, Motivation, and Empathy please visit our blog Most leaders believe their success comes from strategy, vision, or expertise. But time and again, the differentiator is something far simpler, and often overlooked… It’s the ability to connect, communicate,
Culture in Conflict: How Healthy Tension Builds Stronger Teams
“I didn’t push back or challenge, because I don’t want to rock the boat”. In our leadership and culture work with organisations, those words send a shiver down my spine. What it often means is that people avoid saying what they really think, meetings run smoothly on the surface with very little real debate, and decisions get made without much
The Mindset Mirror: What if Your Greatest Leadership Barrier Lives in Your Head?
What if your greatest barrier to being an inspiring leader, achieving the outstanding performance you only dare dream about, lives entirely inside your head? What would you be prepared to do to change things? The way you perceive yourself, the stories you tell yourself, the beliefs you cling to, and the assumptions you make, shape every decision, every interaction, and
Building Bridges: How Empathy Transforms Leadership and Teams
This is article 4 in our series on emotional intelligence. To read earlier articles from our emotional intelligence series on Self Awareness, Self Regulation and Motivation, please visit our blog “They listened, but I really didn’t feel heard.” “He’s great at strategy, but I often leave my 121 with him feeling quite flat.” “She just doesn’t get it …or me, and she doesn’t seem to care.”
Not Another Change Project: Lessons in Change Fatigue and Resilience
I still remember the moment my boss told me we’d be picking up a new project to review processes across our whole department. At the time, I was working in Training for a UK-based global airline, in a small team already juggling the fallout from a recent reorganisation, multiple overlapping initiatives, and a heavy day-to-day workload. I pushed back. “Really?
Motivation: The Inner Fire That Great Leaders Share
As the third in our series on Emotional Intelligence, this article looks at Motivation and I’ve chosen to focus in particular on purpose and energy levels (please visit our blog for part 1 on Self Awareness and part 2 on Self Regulation). Motivation: The Inner Fire That Great Leaders Share I’m privileged in my work, that I get to work with some brilliant
It Wasn’t the Job I Hated – It Was the Toxic Culture
Gail’s first job taught her what a toxic culture feels like – and why silence from the top makes it worse. Here’s what it showed her about leadership, culture, and facing the ‘Mokitas’ in your organisation. Long before I knew anything about leadership development or workplace culture, I got my first taste of how powerful – and damaging – culture
What Great Leaders Do With Feedback That Others Don’t
How to use 360 feedback for leaders to build a culture that thrives – not survives. In many organisations, mention 360 feedback to managers, explain what it is, and you will hear a sharp intake of breath or see a grimace. They imagine having to brace themselves for a barrage of anonymised critique which will leave them angry and damaged.
Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: How to Master Self-Regulation
Part 2 of our Emotional Intelligence Series. For part 1 on self-awareness, click here Have you ever been caught in that moment? A critical deadline has shifted yet again. Your team looks to you with anxious eyes. Your inbox is overflowing. and then, an important customer calls to ask to speak to you with a complaint. In that precise moment,