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If you want a new job talk to the cat leadership Jul 04, 2022

Maybe it’s the effect of the pandemic and working from home but lately I’ve been talking to an increasing number of people who...

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The future is not what we thought - the hard lessons of reality leadership Mar 30, 2022

Leaders are always being urged to think about the future.  What can disrupt your business, what new technology/competitors/market is coming to...

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When will they ever learn? #defyexpectations leadership Mar 08, 2022

I used to laugh at my mother, who all her adult life stockpiled candles and tinned food and needles and thread, “because you couldn’t...

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Paying the Price. 6 questions to ask yourself before you take the next promotion #careers #promotion leadership Nov 30, 2021

It’s interesting how we focus on moving ever upwards on the corporate ladder. We very often fail to stop to think whether this is something...

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It's not a good time to be a bad employer #defyexpectations #leadershipdevelopment leadership Nov 09, 2021

One can argue that there never has been a good time to be a bad employer, but history would tell you something different.  In times where jobs...

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Is your assessment past its use by date? leadership performance Jul 21, 2021

How many of us have rummaged around in the back of the fridge, found some food slightly curled at the edges, looked at the “use by”...

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Let's ditch the work/life balance debate #careers leadership May 18, 2021

Every conversation about “work/life balance leaves me annoyed because it seems to totally miss the point.  What is this mysterious thing...

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The Six common threads of leadership #leadershipdevelopment leadership May 04, 2021

When we set up Defy Expectations we had a very clear vision of leadership.  Leadership was not something confined to the few, to those who...

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How to lead with tough love in tough times leadership Feb 02, 2021

Love is not weak, love is not a doormat, love does not compromise, but love is compassionate, listening and understanding. Love does not sit there...

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Have you got G.R.I.T? leadership Jan 11, 2021

Life in 2021 offers many opportunities to embrace change and lead in the manner that we want to; to become the leader we want to. But alongside...

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Why Bullying is a Board Issue leadership performance Dec 03, 2020

When people talk about bullying, they tend to see it from the point of view of the individual.

Bullying for individuals is appalling.  It...

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Welcome the disruptors – but don’t let them near the controls consult leadership Nov 19, 2020

Apparently one of Dominic Cummings favourite gestures on leaving a meeting was to pull the pin out of an imaginary grenade and throw it over his...

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