Dealing with an uncertain world

5th February 2017|

Volatility ahead
Cliches aside, the only thing you can be certain about in 2017 (or indeed anytime in the foreseeable future) is uncertainty.  You only have to look at where we are now compared to where we were this time last year to see how predicting anything is dangerous.  (Don’t worry, I’m not going to […]

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5 secrets to successfully making your resolutions stick

3rd January 2017|

Making your resolutions stick
It’s that time of year when many of us are looking to make commitments to do things differently in our personal lives. However, I also want to reflect on workplace resolutions too. Success in making changes to your leadership style or to the way your team operates is based on the […]

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Insourcing your change

11th September 2015|

As the saying goes, “Give a ‘man’ a fish, and you feed ‘him’ for a day; show ‘him’ how to catch fish, and you feed ‘him’ for a lifetime”.   But how does this play out when it comes to leading change in your organisation?

A recent article in Fast Company Magazine concluded that outsourcing “change” […]

What do you do when change feels like end of the world?

24th November 2014|

When facing change within an organisation, it’s not unusual for employees to feel disorientated and out-of-sorts. Often it can feel like their entire world is crumbling around them and that their sense of identity is being compromised. What looks like a relative minor change to managers and leaders is often amplified the further down […]

BEWARE… failed projects ahead!

7th October 2014|

Have you seen a change programme within your organisation fail… and then be asked to resurrect it? Re-introducing failed projects back into the organisation is never easy.

The challenge is that often these initiatives have been sold in at a high level within the organisation with a business case that sounds entirely logical and sensible. […]

Building legacy into succession planning accelerates change

26th July 2014|

Why do organisations encourage new managers to "make your mark" rather than "inherit, build and improve"? Build legacy into succession planning.

Leader role models are key to behavioural change

26th July 2014|

For leadership development to really have an impact, leaders need to act as role models for the types of behaviour they want to see from their managers.