Diversity and Inclusion: the what, how and why leaders should embrace it

“Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.” — Malcolm Forbes  You’ve heard it before: two heads are better than one. But what if both heads come from the same place, have the same background and think similarly? When leaders face…

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Becoming the office hero

    “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens When there’s a fire to put out, there is usually someone there, holding the fire extinguisher. It is the same person every time: the…

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Fostering creativity and innovation (and not just talking about it)

Fostering creativity and innovation is something that all leaders talk about.  It’s a strategic component in growth and sustaining prominence and dynamism within a competitive market. It’s also a great way of bringing out the best in people and adapting…

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Developing talent

Developing Talent

Developing talent is key to an organisation’s survival. Not only does it make optimum use of the broad range of talent that’s available to you but it’s also a great back-up for the unexpected. How many times have you had…

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Unconscious Biases: Recognising Yours and Working on Them

Doing something unconsciously means doing something automatically or without thinking. And whilst it can be helpful sometimes, ie we don’t have to think about breathing – we just breathe – it is something that we need to be aware of….

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Varity is the spice of life

Understanding & Engaging Others: use diversity to your advantage

Our multi-cultural world is bursting with a plethora of personalities and different generations.  We’re surrounded by people with dissimilar perspectives to ours and who approach things in completely different ways.   So, it’s little wonder that challenges emerge when a…

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Be open to receiving feedback – look on this as an opportunity for growth.

Giving and Receiving Feedback as a Senior Leader

It seems that everyone has jumped on the feedback wagon right now. Whether you’ve bought a book, an auction item or even your weekly groceries, these companies seem to be desperate to hear all about our buying experience. And, whilst…

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Office politics

Navigating Office Politics In Organisations

Love it or hate it, office politics are rife within every organisation.  And, it’s easy to see why. First of all you’ve got a diverse range of colourful characters all trying to work together under one roof. Then you’ve got…

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leaders are influencers

Six Secrets for Influencing Others and Winning Hearts & Minds

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” John Maxwell And influencing others is an integral part of this process. By their very nature leaders are influencers. But how does one go about…

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