Can great experts become great leaders? It's a subject that Dr Deepa Desai and I have been reflecting on recently. We thought about the skill sets that great subject matter experts have, why it's not enough for today’s Global leaders and how great leaders need to behave to be truly great. Great subject matter experts: Are relied on for the [...]
The recent Test series between England and India has given @DrDeepaDesai and I a chance to reflect on what leaders, individuals and organizations can learn from Test cricket. Why Test cricket? We think it is a useful metaphor for how leaders navigate and lead change. Created by ChatGPT5 - not a real image It requires long term thinking [...]
Resilience is a capability that is increasingly sought after as we continue to navigate through uncertainty and constant change as individuals, teams and enterprises. It allows us to: • Prevent burnout of self and others • Navigate challenges and retain talent & momentum • Embrace uncertainty: Adapt to constant change as individuals, teams and enterprises • Maintain grace under pressure: Balance competing demands and [...]
Are you happy in your work? Are you in an organization where your individual purpose is aligned with the organizations purpose? Recently @Mike Mair and I explored our experiences in discovering, demystifying and aligning organizational purpose. We created six questions that enabled us to tell our stories: What is your purpose? Why do you do, what you do? [...]
The environment around us has become more uncertain. What can you do as you try and navigate and lead through change? Recently Jackie Macritchie Elisabeth (Liz) Mortimer-Cassen Jonathan Betts Dianne Lee (FTOPRA, CDir) and I discussed. We acknowledged that the situation we face is more unpredictable than ever before. We are truly living in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world where the pace of change [...]
Coming across a camel sculpture we decided to take leadership lessons from the camel. Michele Seymour and I refreshed our energy by a walk and a talk in nature. Discovering a camel made us think about adaptability, resilience and resourcefulness and how to apply it in serving our clients as we walk into 2025 against a backdrop of massive global [...]
Recently Mike Mair and I met and shared what we were hearing from our network in these early days of 2025. As many people settle back into work after a holiday break there is a feeling of being overwhelmed as they are bombarded with many challenges. If this resonates with you, we have some thoughts on how you can ensure [...]
In a recent post Jonathan Betts, Dianne Lee, Jackie MacRitchie, Renos Savva, Sara Vanderberghe and I discussed why a healthy culture is important and described ten actions to develop and sustain a healthy culture. One of the actions we highlighted was not to be afraid of subcultures but instead to recognize their reality and embrace them as part of the [...]
Recently Jonathan Betts, Dianne Lee, Jackie MacRitchie, Renos Savva, Sara Vanderberghe and I met to talk about how to sustain culture in times of change, especially in a downturn. We discussed how a positive organizational culture is critical as organisations grow and evolve so that our best talent can thrive. Culture is a differentiator! As times get tough culture is [...]
In January I moderated a panel on Digital transformation and change management hosted by the @Pistoia Alliance. The panel of @Adama Ibrahim @Sally Walsh @ Paul Denny Gouldson and @Gary Heusner brought their extensive digital transformation experiences insights to share. After understanding why they are all so passionate about this topic we heard about some of the challenges and frustrations [...]
