Blog - Strategic Leadership

25 Nov

The precise number of people to put on a team to maximise productivity

In Leadership, Team

This is the precise number of people to put on a team to maximise productivity - Tech exec and entrepreneur Mona Sabet explains the exact size of a group that can build and maintain empathy and shared purpose to bring out maximum performance. In 2012, I founded Hipower, a nonprofit...

18 Nov

Successful companies are passionate about fostering a community of leaders with new mindsets

In Leadership

Successful companies are passionate about fostering a community of leaders with new mindsets “Organisations need to completely rethink what they are about and what it means to lead. It’s not about one person or even those residing at the top anymore. In today’s world, everyone has to adopt a leadership...

11 Nov

The capitalists putting purpose ahead of profit

In Leadership, Vision & Purpose

The capitalists putting purpose ahead of profit By Oliver Balch As protest and environmental alarm escalate, a new breed of business is prioritising values other than money and growth In a volatile world jolted by protest, revolt and environmental alarm, capitalism is showing signs of twitchiness.

04 Nov

Employees strike back: Rise in workplace activism expected

In Culture, News

Employees strike back: Rise in workplace activism expected to hit companies - Strikes, whistle blowing, legal challenges and even tweets from employees criticising their own companies are going to rise, according to a survey of top companies. Board members and senior executives say they are predicting that employee activism could...

28 Oct

Google Released Research On What Makes a Good Boss

In Leadership

Google Released Research On What Makes a Good Boss – Do you agree? Some say the best kind of boss is one who leaves you alone – and new research released by Google shows that it’s kind of true. For over a decade, researchers at the tech giant have...

21 Oct

Getting Uncomfortable on Purpose

In Leadership, Personal Development

Getting Uncomfortable on Purpose Thinking about purpose in business was once a provocative and urgent activity. A seminal HBR article from 1994 states, “In most corporations today, people no longer know—or even care—what or why their companies are,” and argues that “strategies can engender strong, enduring emotional attachments only when they are...

14 Oct

To Prepare for Automation, Stay Curious and Don’t Stop Learning

In Learning

To Prepare for Automation, Stay Curious and Don’t Stop Learning Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order for the “American AI Initiative,” to guide AI developments and investments in the following areas: research and development, ethical standards, automation, and international outreach. This initiative is indicative of the changing times, and...

07 Oct

Mindset – The psychological challenge of business growth

In Business

Mindset - The psychological challenge of business growth - When a business changes faster than employees’ thinking there is a problem! Individuals’ assumptions, priorities and expectations become obsolete - mindset becomes a big obstacle to change and growth. Employees continue do a great job, but in some respects its yesterday’s...

23 Sep

Jack Ma’s Leadership Approach

In Chris Atkinson, Leadership

Jack Ma's Leadership Approach by Chris Atkinson - At his retirement party, Jack Ma stepped onstage to celebrate Alibaba’s 20th anniversary looking every inch the rock star complete with a leather jacket, shades, guitar, and jewellery. He sang and spoke to an emotional crowd in Hangzhou, China. It's fair to...

16 Sep

Rest – Investing Time to Become a Better Leader

In Leadership

Recently, one of the team members at the John Maxwell Company shared an interesting struggle in his life: he’s forgotten how to rest. Some of the team was gathered for lunch and he volunteered his thoughts as everyone was talking.