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How often should you change your Leadership Team? Nov 27, 2024

Leadership transitions often prompt public speculation, with changes at the top sometimes being perceived as signs of instability. Comments like, “The...

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The Ultimate Guide to Continuing Professional Development: Boosting your Career and Staying Ahead Nov 21, 2024

Are you looking to take your career to the next level? Do you want to stay ahead in today's competitive job market? If so, continuing professional dev...

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Five steps to get Succession Planning right Nov 21, 2024

 

  1. In times of financial stress, leadership and development (L&D) budgets are often among the first to be slashed. It’s a common refrain: “We can’

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Why have a business coach? Nov 15, 2024

Why have a business coach?

In the course of a long career I’ve learnt that there are three reasons why you should have a coach:

Firstly it is very ...

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My Vision is Not Your Vision: Aligning leaders and teams on a shared path to success Nov 13, 2024

 

As a business mentor, I’ve frequently come across a common challenge among leaders: the belief that their company vision, which they see as “absolu...

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Never mind the numbers, just look through our rose-tinted glasses! Nov 08, 2024

Sometimes there is an opportunity that is too good to miss. There you are delivering on your strategy, targets tough but achievable, team focused, cus...

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Is Management an Accident waiting to happen? Nov 08, 2024

The Case for Trained Managers: Why We Can’t Keep Ignoring the Accidental Manager Problem

Imagine this scenario: You’re not feeling well and decide it...

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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 everywhere in an organisation. ...

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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 likely that you will be r...

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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 regulation...

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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 it is to get c...

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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 bubble.  For...

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