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Leadership - what drove the founding of Defy Expectations Sep 12, 2024

You’ve fought your way to the C-suite, now you’re a leader!  But leaders don’t just exist inside the C-Suite. They are...

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AI may not take your job, but an AI collaborator might. Aug 15, 2024

 Worried about being replaced by a robot?  It’s possible for some jobs (they’ve been doing it for years) but much, much more...

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Can AI be regulated? Aug 08, 2024

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to know.  The future of AI?

One of the most interesting things about AI currently is how people disagree about its...

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Who are you accountable to? Aug 06, 2024

In the last few weeks I’ve been trying to get a clear definition of accountability in management.  You would be surprised how difficult...

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Drunk on money Aug 04, 2024

Money is pouring into AI. Billions are being raised, teams are being hired factories and offices are being built, it’s another investment...

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Giving Bad News – that’s the easy bit. May 30, 2024

If you are a leader then one of the toughest parts of the job is giving bad news. Often this is to do with something happening within the...

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Use your business skills in your own life. May 23, 2024

We are all encouraged to “bring our whole self to work.  How about taking it home too?  I know people who are recognised as great...

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“I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again (and again, and again)" May 23, 2024

 

There’s a saying in the UK – “It’s like painting the Forth Bridge”.  For those not familiar with it the...

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What to do when AI threatens your career May 23, 2024

There are two threads running on LinkedIn . One from older workers who have been made redundant and cannot get another job, the other from...

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We thought it would never stop. The amazing human ability to believe things go on forever. May 23, 2024

We thought it would never stop. The amazing human ability to believe things go on forever. 

 Humans have to believe in a...

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4 questions to ask about your future senior leaders. May 14, 2024

 It’s always tempting, when you are looking for someone to fill a gap in your senior leadership team, to look at the skills you need...

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Are you just sitting around reading a magazine? AT WORK? Apr 29, 2024

 

Some of the questions we ask in the Defy Expectations Leadership Assessment look at how comfortable people are doing reading and research...

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