Leadership

Career paths follow a well-trodden route, right? Work hard, get promoted, lead a team and ultimately progress to ever more senior roles. Well, Gen Z seems to be rewriting that story. A recent survey by global recruitment firm Robert Walters found that 52 percent of Gen Z professionals did not want to take up middle management roles. This finding introduces us to a curious new phrase that is gaining popularity – the notion of ‘conscious unbossing’ .  It reflects a choice to av

In this first episode of Series 2 Craig and Dave unpack the paradox that is the loneliness many leaders experience despite being literally surrounded by people. Isolation at the top is seemingly real and comes with real consequences but there are ways to mitigate the impact with the right help and support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOE-gwFE9Lg

Particularly so during times of change the importance of strategic communication within any organisation becomes ever more apparent. The failure to effectively communicate matters of strategic importance is often less about cognitive overload but more because said communication lacked the necessary messaging to create some level of emotional resonance. Research on storytelling provides compelling evidence that stories and narratives help convey meaning beyond PowerPoint decks

I’ve posted before about the veneer I wore as an introvert in a career that I always assumed required extrovert traits to succeed. You can read about it HERE should you choose to. But the responses and feedback I got to that post made me curious as to whether authenticity in the workplace was actually an essential precursor for success. The notion of an ‘authentic’ leader has long been linked with self-esteem but I can immediately think of numerous leaders I’ve worked with a

Research by organisational psychologist Dr. Tasha Eurich undertaken back in 2018 discovered that while about ninety-five percent of...

Silence   In the very early days of my sales career I was taught to listen more than I talked and how to use the power of silence to my...

In this final episode of Series 1 Craig and Dave explore what happens next, the moments when leaders are re-thinking their future. That...

Ask yourself these three simple questions, go on!   1.    Who am I? 2.    Who do I want to become? 3.    How does this person that I want...

You! Or more specifically your wellbeing is the oft forgotten piece of the high-performance jigsaw.   Because the sad reality is that...

There’s a common business or leadership mantra that surfaces every now and again which states that if you never make people feel...

There’s an old fable about a baby elephant that is tied to a post. Try as it might the baby elephant cannot break free because the post...

“Plans are useless but planning is indispensable.” This somewhat paradoxical statement is one seemingly attributed to the shrewdest of...

Adding people to your team is often a sign that you’re doing something right but effectively leading that team through a period of rapid...