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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...

16 Jul

How HR Leaders in Healthcare Can Create Value During M&A

In HR

Gallup has spent decades studying how the best organizations increase speed to value after M&A. We've found that HR leaders can reduce delays in realizing a "better together" organization by anticipating and mitigating common people barriers to harmony. The following best practices can help HR leaders support the creation of...

09 Jul

8 Shifts That Will Take Your Strategy Into High Gear

In Strategy

Developing a great strategy starts with changing the dynamics in your strategy room. Here’s how. Many strategy planning processes begin with a memo like the one below. Such missives lead managers to spend months gathering inputs, mining data, scanning the marketplace for opportunities and threats, and formulating responses. In the...

18 Jun

Empathy Is An Essential Leadership Skill – And There’s Nothing Soft About It

In Leadership

- I get tired of hearing about “soft skills,” even when it’s acknowledged they are important. No less a hard-muscled body than the U.S. Army, in its Army Field Manual on Leader Development (one of the best resource on leadership I’ve ever seen) insists repeatedly that empathy is essential...

11 Jun

How HR Leaders Can Win a Seat at the Table

In Culture, HR

How HR Leaders Can Win a Seat at the Table: "Our people are our greatest asset." These feel-good words have decorated countless company walls, websites and mission statements. But let's be real. Most organisations don't treat their employees like assets. Think of it this way: An organisation that owns land and buildings ensures...

04 Jun

Real Employee Engagement Happens In The Heart Not The Head

In Engagement

Why Engagement Happens In Employees’ Hearts, Not Their Minds

Winning your employees over to stick with the company long term involves an array of factors–but first among those is love. What are the real drivers of human engagement in the workplace? What are those things that consistently inspire people to fully commit themselves in their jobs and to willingly scale...

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...

21 May

Most Effective ‘Thinking Style’ at Work. How Do You Measure Up?

In Leadership

A 20 Year Study Reveals the Most Effective 'Thinking Style' at Work. How Do You Measure Up? - We can search the world over for the "next big thing" in business, but none of it matters if we don't first look into the most important place: The heart. That's...

14 May

Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders

In Leadership

The need for strong leaders will never disappear, and now, it’s more important than ever to ensure that we empower the next generation of leaders at every level and age. In the next five years, 84% of organisations anticipate a shortfall in leaders, according to Infopro Learning. The same...

07 May

4 Impressive Ways Great Leaders Handle Their Mistakes

In Leadership, Personal Development

All leaders make mistakes. To be human means to mess up once in a while. But the difference between good leaders and great ones lies in how they handle those mistakes. What are you modelling to those around you when you make a mistake? Your team will be watching, and...