Change and transformation are not new themes for senior leaders or Boards. What is changing is the context in which decisions are made. Complexity is higher, certainty rarer, and [...]

The board didn’t lose trust in the CEO over months. It happened, almost inadvertently in minutes. Not because the CEO missed a target. Not because anyone was acting [...]

This White Paper looks at how our cultural influences impact our values and beliefs and consequently our behaviours, including Leadership styles. It goes on to suggest that different [...]

Modern leadership development requires system insight, not just reflection. Executive coaching has never been more valued - and rightly so. At its best, coaching creates space for reflection, [...]

Individuals with neurodivergent brains (those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or other neurological differences -whether diagnosed or not) can make excellent, natural leaders. While we may often focus [...]

Too often, retirement, with its connotations of being put out to grass, is treated as a withdrawal from purpose rather than an evolution. Yet this traditional view is [...]

I worked in a progressive organisation that cared enough to ask employees every year how they felt. The engagement survey included the question ‘is it safe to speak [...]

We have a saying in coaching: ‘People like people like them.’ We are hardwired to gravitate to those that are like us. This is often what leads to [...]

As a coach of many leading FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 CEOs I was reflecting on what each of us could learn to do in just 3-minutes each [...]

So you’ve got there, the position you’ve been working towards all your career – that position on the Executive Board, the ‘Chief XXX’ title and all of the [...]

Influencing others to act is vital in organisations, but many senior people struggle to get others engaged and motivated to follow their ideas – even if they are [...]

Alongside the well documented traits of a good coach (eg positive, observant, goal-oriented, trusting etc etc ) and skills of a good coach (active listening, emotional intelligence, empathy [...]

7 things that can go wrong when setting up an executive coaching programme and how to avoid them… I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been [...]