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Innovation in the age of AI May 18, 2025

Innovation is one of the most overused words in business today, yet one of the least understood. It is often equated with technology, with shiny new p...

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Is AI the death of coaching? May 09, 2025

 

AI is already proving it can do many things faster, and often better, than a human. Yes, it makes mistakes – but so do we all. So check the output,...

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Do I really need a guard with a gun? It's the culture. May 02, 2025

 

In my career, I’ve taken self-defence classes, done defensive driving courses (frankly terrifying when you are told to drive straight at the image ...

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How to Be a Human Being: The Case for Human-Centred Leadership Apr 30, 2025

 

In an era of automation, hybrid working, and relentless change, there’s an urgent question we should be asking more often: how to be a human being ...

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What Is the Difference Between Managers and Leaders? #leadershipdevelopment Apr 30, 2025

 

In many workplaces, the terms managers and leaders are used interchangeably. However, understanding the difference between managers and leaders is ...

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Leave maypole dancing on the village green. Apr 26, 2025

Are you leading or just dancing in circles?

 Too many leadership teams treat decision making like a maypole dance — lots of circling, everyone lookin...

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How to build and break a leadership team Apr 20, 2025

Clarity is Everything

What can go right: A team that knows exactly what success looks like will move faster, collaborate better, and make smarter dec...

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Does the World Your Business Plan Was Built For Still Exist? Apr 12, 2025

When you first wrote your business plan, what kind of economic world did you imagine?

  • Stable growth?

  • Predictable inflation?

  • A reliable

    ...
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Whose Job Is Your Career? Apr 05, 2025

 

I used to think managing my career meant figuring it all out myself — knowing exactly where I was headed and getting there through sheer grit.

But...

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Performance management in the age of AI Mar 30, 2025

AI is no longer knocking on the door. It’s in the room, sitting at the table and quietly rewriting how work gets done. For leaders, the question is no...

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The Importance of Peer Learning in Professional Development Mar 27, 2025

 

In the world of professional development, leadership skills are not just cultivated through formal training programs or academic qualifications. In...

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Understanding the why of redundancy Mar 21, 2025

 I thought everything was going well. Suddenly, I’m redundant. Why?

Redundancy is one of the most professionally and emotionally disruptive experienc...

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