Blog - 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....

17 May

The urgent need for sophisticated leadership

In Leadership

The urgent need for sophisticated leadership - The pandemic has highlighted a series of paradoxes inherent to the work of leaders. What comes next will depend on how well they face up to them.

10 May

Questions to Help Your Employees Find Their Inner Purpose

In Coaching, Leadership, Personal Development, Vision & Purpose

Questions to Help Your Employees Find Their Inner Purpose - The pandemic has caused many people to evaluate things in their lives, their purpose being one of them. In this article, Kristi Hedges observes that managers can’t rely on organizational mission statements to inspire employees, but they can help...

03 May

Hope is not a strategy

In Strategy

Hope is not a strategy - As anyone who writes a book can attest, it’s both gratifying and nerve-racking to see how the ideas resonate with your readers. Since my colleagues and I wrote Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick, we’ve been circling the globe discussing the research with the...

16 Apr

The pivot to learning online: how have trainers met the challenge?

In Engagement, Learning

The pivot to learning online: how have trainers met the challenge? - Since the pandemic struck, trainers and facilitators and their clients have all been working out how to continue to deliver high-quality, engaging learning activities. It’s not always been easy, nor does it feel natural but online learning...

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...