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Surviving Transformation: The Hidden Pressures of Leading Change
Leading organisational transformation can be rewarding, but the personal pressures don’t usually appear in the programme plan. Explore six challenges transformation leaders face, from uncertainty and competing priorities to difficult decisions, organisational politics and the risk of taking on too much.
High-Performing Executive Teams: Why Individual Capability Is Not Enough
Why do highly capable executive teams still underperform? This evidence-informed guide explores how team design, decision rights, trust, power, information flow and wider organisational pressures shape collective performance, and how senior leaders and HR can choose the right intervention.
Hogan Dark Side (HDS): When Strengths Go Too Far - How Senior Leaders Can Manage Their Derailers
Preparing for executive promotion? The behaviours that helped you stand out can be misread at the top. Understand your HDS profile, anticipate pressure points, and translate insight into day-to-day leadership shifts that boards recognise as maturity.
From Technical Expert to Senior Leader - Without Becoming Less Technical
Moving from technical expert to senior leader changes how expertise creates value. Explore the shift from solving problems personally to strategic judgement, stakeholder influence, leadership through others and making technical insight land at executive level.
11 Influence Tactics for Leaders
Discover the most effective leadership influencing tactics grounded in psychology. Learn how to inspire your team ethically and authentically
Matrix management skills: how to thrive in a matrix organisation
Sometimes, working in a matrixed organisation can seem bewildering in complexity. Multiple overlapping relationships to manage, see how to thrive in the matrix…
Developing Executive Presence: A Practical Guide for Senior Leaders
Welcome to our latest blog post where we explore the fascinating concept of executive presence. Often the defining factor between good and great leaders, executive presence melds confidence, poise, authenticity, and emotional intelligence. It's not just about what leaders say, but how they are perceived - through their knowledge, demeanor, and empathetic communication.
Achieving Business Excellence: Insights from Key Books on Leadership and Strategy
Discover the roadmap to business excellence in these key books! From building visionary companies to fostering innovation, gain actionable strategies to elevate your organization to new heights of success.
Building Psychological Safety with International Teams: Fostering Trust and Collaboration
Unlock the power of psychological safety in international teams. Discover strategies to foster trust, collaboration, and higher performance. Read on to cultivate a thriving global team environment…
The Overlap between Continuous Improvement and Behaviour Change
Discover the powerful connection between business continuous improvement and behavior change. Explore how these two domains synergize to drive sustainable success and personal-professional growth.
The Neuroscience of Getting Unstuck at Work (for Change and Transformation Leaders Driving Change)
Feeling stuck in life? Dive into the neuroscience of change and growth. Discover how rewiring neural pathways, leveraging neuroplasticity, embracing novelty, managing fear, visualizing success, and seeking support can break the cycle of stagnation.
Unleashing the Power of Team Coaching: A Path to High-Performing Teams
Unleashing the Power of Team Coaching: A Path to High-Performing Teams. Interested in how to create high value creating / high performing teams? Then read on…..