Christopher Atkinson, Author at Strategic Leadership

24 May

Leaders need to fundamentally change their ways of working

In Change, Leadership, VUCA

Leaders need to fundamentally change their ways of working - Interestingly at the same time as this traditional capitalist view grows in strength we are seeing a rise in consciousness in the global population. Organisational profit and country GDP are NOT sufficient foundations for humanity’s future on this planet....

03 Sep

Death of Trust – Leadership in Low Trust Times

In Leadership, Trust

Recently, I wrote an article that went viral. It concerned the conduct of a politician at the world cup. The behaviour I saw on the world stage seemed manifestly different to all the other world leaders she stood alongside and I wanted to write about that. What I hadn’t anticipated was...

02 Aug

The Importance of Internal Consultancy

In Business, Chris Atkinson, Communication, Culture

Could high quality internal consultancy be a short cut to developing a powerful organisational culture?

26 Jul

The World Cup Leadership Story You Might Have Missed

In Chris Atkinson, Leadership, Trust

While most media attention was on winners, losers, the players and their coaches, one brilliant example of leadership from the world cup slipped under the radar of many people. This was the story of Croatia's president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. What really caught my attention was that although the spotlight fell...

28 May

Why Team Building Could be a Waste of Money

In Chris Atkinson, Strategic Leadership Authors, Team, Training

- The training market has seen a steady, continued growth in the area of team building. More and more companies are committing their three most precious assets - time, money and resources to these events. Why then, in these challenging times with so many cuts being made, are we...

29 Mar

The Essential Guide to Presenting Numbers in an Engaging Way

In Business, Chris Atkinson, Communication, Engagement, Leadership

The Essential Guide to Presenting Numbers in an Engaging Way: Recently I was asked by a global client to help their European finance team present their subject in ways that are more engaging for their audience. As I started to develop the session, I realised on almost every course I...

01 Jan

How to Invest in People vs. Processes

In Chris Atkinson, Leadership, Strategic Leadership Authors, Structure & Processes

How to Invest in People vs. Processes A few years ago, a regional utilities client (who had been a client for many years) made a commitment to invest in a new IT infrastructure which would allow for efficient bookings for the field teams and the use of handheld devices...

28 Nov

How to Inspire Engagement – Podcast with Chris Atkinson

In Chris Atkinson, Engagement, Personal Development

Last week Chris Atkinson was interviewed by Brett Gajda for his podcast Where There's Smoke - they discussed inspiration and engagement. The interview includes debate about where people go wrong, our misunderstandings of the topic and three techniques to inspire others.

02 Oct

How Your Business Can Adapt To Millennials

In Business, Chris Atkinson, Leadership

Recently a video by author and speaker Simon Sinek went viral on social media achieving over 78 million views on Facebook alone. The hot topic was about millennials (people born after 1984) in the workplace. The narrative in the media took a very negative tone about what he was...

12 Apr

How to Motivate People Beyond Money

In Chris Atkinson, Engagement, HR, Leadership, Strategic Leadership Authors

The imperative to make a critical shift forward is written on the walls of our workplaces. Money is not enough, because in a world of increasing change, challenges, competition the litmus test, the NEW currency of success is providing YOUR people, YOUR bread and butter, the foundation of YOUR...