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This week's blog is from our expert Masterclass speaker, Graham Clark, who shares his views on Transactional Analysis and how it can help us with our personal development. I’ve long been a fan[...]

This week's blog is an article by George Barbee on leadership and vision for Strategy+Business magazine that fits well with our theme for the week on Vision and Purpose. When it comes to making[...]

A Gallup poll of more than 1 million employees confirmed that the number one reason people why people quit their jobs is a bad boss or immediate supervisor.  This is a costly problem; costly in[...]

One of the first nursery rhymes we learn is Old McDonald which has the catchy line E-I-E-I- O. In this posting we take EI and bring it into a leadership and business context with an approach that[...]

One of the first bits of advice I received when setting out in management was to avoid original thought -  apparently it didn’t work in the automotive industry. As my mentor put it, you can always[...]

Little things really matter in Leadership I tend to associate leadership with big picture stuff like developing and implementing strategy, inspiring colleagues, and creating a culture that[...]

Best-selling author Daniel Goleman highlights what else leaders will need besides optimism to solve today’s biggest issues in a recent article shared with the Korn Ferry Institute. Most people[...]

In these uncertain and stressful times, it is more important than ever for leaders to demonstrate empathy and compassion.  Harvard Business Review recently published this article by Jennifer[...]

Currently just under 50% of the adult population is working from home with Covid-19 necessitating what has been referred to as the ‘world’s biggest remote working experiment’.  Prior to the[...]

As we continue to look at getting back to work, our guest writers this week ask the question, "Has the pandemic fundamentally altered people’s attitude to work?"  The dynamics of getting people[...]

Continuing our series of posts by guest writer Professor John Oliver OBE, we are pleased to share his piece on people management and productivity. Professor Cary Cooper, President of the CIPD,[...]

In a recent webinar we participated in, it was suggested that in the next ten years, 50% of jobs will require new skills. This is music to a business trainer’s ears, but exactly what kinds of[...]