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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...

The concept of experiential learning for leaders is hardly new anymore. Even before COVID-19 shattered the world of work, all 40...

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...

Unleashing the Potential of 360 Degree Feedback 360-degree feedback stands as a cornerstone in modern employee development strategies,...

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...

Agility. Flexibility. Transformation. Acceleration. Innovation. These are the buzzwords of business today, but they reveal an essential...

An outdated dialogue   I am looking forward to the conversations that International Women’s Day will bring this week. But in preparing...

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...

Here we are again - Quarter 4 - the last three months of the year. Since returning from summer holidays a few weeks ago, it has become...

New data from the Open University shows that over a third (39%) of 18-34 year-olds  stated that they would personally pay for development...