“Supporting effective leadership so organisations can be high-performing, inclusive workplaces where people thrive, and great work gets done.” This week we are talking all about resistance, yours and others’! Resistance is part of every leader’s work. If you aren’t meeting resistance, you probably aren’t leading! If people aren’t following, then you aren’t leading. Influencing people to come…

In EY’s 2022 Survey “Addressing diverse workplace preferences,” Employees say company culture impacts 92% of them when considering whether to stay or go! This can’t be a surprise to anyone … surely. Company culture is the secret to improving employee attraction, retention and engagement! However, we often talk about culture as if it’s an intangible thing. However, in my 11+ years of…

When leading or trying to engage employees in a high-performance culture, it is important to remember that people see what you do, not just what you tell them to do. If you want others to develop, improve performance and contribute to a more psychologically safe culture then you need…

Psychological safety is discussed repeatedly among leaders, middle management, organisational development and HR. It’s the popular word that everyone’s talking about. PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY, IN BASIC TERMS, IS THE ABILITY TO GO TO WORK AND FEEL SAFE ENOUGH TO DO YOUR JOB WELL. To address the situations that need addressing for you to feel safe rather than watching your back and feeling unsure. Confusion such as a work support system, not knowing…

I was asked why I focus on tailored leadership development programmes and not just the easy-to-do/buy/sell model of one size fits all. I have stood in front of too many people who needed something from training but because of the design of the training were sitting through a ready-made model…

I saw Sinéad O’Connor’s film ‘Nothing Compares’ last night and there were so many inherent lessons within it for leaders. First and foremost listen — people often tell you something before its well known or public, and someone is always the “first” to say it. Do Not Scape Goat Them. …

Well, this week has been very busy, but full of lots of great stuff I do love to be working on. …

THERE ARE FOUR PILLARS TO LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, RELATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS. — The 4 Pillars of Leadership Development & which 1 to focus on 👏 🙌 👌 There are four pillars to leadership development, personal development, relational development, and strategic development…youtube.com Which one you need to focus on depends on what you need to improve, and which area will give you the best return on investment with the least effort.

The 3 Most Important Things Leaders Should Focus on in 2022 — Today’s leaders face new challenges in leading the workforce and creating results while keeping the social and corporate structure effective in producing results. In this article, we look at the three prominent leadership concerns impacting the world of work. …