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Succession planning is a strategic process where organisations identify and develop internal employees to fill key future roles.

Align leadership development with organisational objectives to ensure that development efforts directly contribute to strategic goals.

In today’s fast-paced and dynamic work environment, 360-degree feedback is more important than ever. Organisations are increasingly...

Industries now evolve 5 times faster than 5 years ago. With unrelenting change, adaptability is essential. McKinsey ( 2019) finds leaders...

Discover the essential coaching skills line managers need in today’s hybrid workplace. Learn how to boost development, engagement, and team

In our action-driven world, where relentless activity and back-to-back meetings symbolise productivity, the art of reflection is often undervalued. With a focus on meeting immediate targets, we rarely pause to reflect on our past actions to learn from them. However, this oversight can limit our effectiveness. Reflection is not a passive act; it's a powerful tool for personal and professional growth, offering three key advantages. To harness the power of reflection, let’s take

If you're just stepping into the professional world or perhaps still navigating your way through university, the notion of 'career...

Great succession planning means knowing your talent. For more than 50 years, for many organisations, that has meant using the 9-box grid. It’s a talent management tool that has stood the test of time. If you work in HR, it’s probably very familiar to you and if you don’t, very simply, it’s a way of categorising talent according to their potential and performance. It puts talent into one of nine boxes ranging from underperformers and inconsistent players to key players and sta

Discover how experiential learning develops the 6 supercharged leadership qualities modern organisations need to thrive in a changing world.

We live in a world that values actions. This is most apparent at the end of the year than at any other time because it is then when...

Working abroad is a career accelerator, or at least it should be. It takes an emerging leader out of her or his comfort zone like few...

Politics has been around for millennia and is an integral part of organisational life whether we like it or not. All organisations have...

Discover the common challenges of 360-degree feedback & practical solutions to implement it effectively for real employee development.

Environment versus human In a great article in this month's Cambridge University Cam magazine , Professor Therese Marteau, Director of...

A new organisation can be a daunting place for graduates and early career talent. They not only need to learn about their new role, they...

Lift and shift. That was how most HR departments coped with the impact of COVID on learning and development a little over a year ago. It...

71% of leaders are seen as unready for the future. Discover 5 practical steps to reskill your workforce and build the capabilities you need now.

Rethink women in leadership: go beyond empathy and collaboration to embrace agility, innovation, and risk-taking. #BeBoldForChange in today’s VUCA world

International Women’s Day 2020 is a great opportunity to celebrate the progress of women’s improved opportunities at work while...

Creativity and innovation are no longer optional. If not already, creativity must become part of your leadership skill set. Doing more of...