Kate Tuck, Author at Strategic Leadership

28 Jan

Identify Future Leaders by Potential, Not Biases

In Leadership Development

Identify Future Leaders by Potential, Not Biases - For too long, leadership development and succession have fallen under the responsibility of a select few who have based their decisions on a narrow set of criteria. The limitations of this type of succession planning process have resulted, for many organisations,...

15 Jan

Business is more than money

In Business, Leadership

Business is more than money - Moral leadership is an emerging conversation in leadership. It ties up with conscious leadership. Which is around how self-aware are leaders? In other words, to what extent do leaders consider their motivations, their interests, their serving, their own biases, their own strengths and...

08 Jan

9 Leadership Lessons 2020 Gave Us

In Leadership, VUCA

9 Leadership Lessons 2020 Gave Us - 2020, a year that tested our society like few others in recent memory -it’s safe to say that many people are looking forward to putting it behind them. However, 2020 has also shed light on so many systemic issues facing individuals...

01 Jan

Latest global mental health statistics are warning to employers

In News

Latest global mental health statistics are warning to employers - Figures released by YouGov in December 2020 show that the likelihood of suffering from a mental health condition, including anxiety and depression, differs according to the country of residence. This is something that must be considered by businesses with...

25 Nov

Elon Musk Contacted a Harvard Doctor. His Response Is a Master Class in Emotional Intelligence

In Personal Development

After Testing Positive for Covid, Elon Musk Contacted a Harvard Doctor. His Response Is a Master Class in Emotional Intelligence A fascinating Twitter conversation teaches major lessons in medicine, and persuasive communication. Elon Musk was frustrated. He had been experiencing mild sniffles, a cough, and a slight fever-enough symptoms...

18 Nov

What Separates High-performing Teams From All The Rest?

In Leadership, Team

This is what separates high-performing teams from all the rest, says Stanford psychology expert - What does a highly successful team look like? You might imagine a bunch of extroverted rock stars with stellar resumes — all born with the natural gift of being indistractable. But who is on a team matters...

11 Nov

Fighting The Groupthink That Happens When We Work Virtually

In Business

Fighting The Groupthink That Happens When We Work Virtually Groupthink is more common when all communication is happening digitally. Here’s how to promote thinking creatively instead. Most of us are well aware that groupthink—the phenomenon in which decision-making is ruled by the ease of conformity—is bad for business. When our workplace...

04 Nov

How Diversity Makes Teams More Innovative

In Diversity

How Diversity Makes Teams More Innovative Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out - and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data and...

26 Oct

The HR Leader’s Strategic Guide to the Top Table

In HR

I don’t know many senior HR professionals who don’t want to be part of the top team and have influence on business focus, goals and budget. yet, when I speak with CEOs, they invariably do not appreciate the value of Strategic HR, until I show them. Why? Because they...

19 Oct

How to Bring Unity and Calm to Your Team

In Leadership, Team

Bring Unity and Calm to Your Team - Life got messy in 2020. It’s not just the virus. It’s the way the virus has changed everything we once took for granted—from the way we work to the way we get to work. Or don’t get to work, as the case may be. Although forecasts and timelines...