Three key leadership skills for 2025
Tony Fournier | 13 Dec 2024
As technology evolves at breakneck speed, what are the leadership qualities that will be most critical in 2025?
The great reset
Andrey Yashunky
Sometimes the only way to remove the fog clouding the future is a complete reset - in whatever form that might take.
The benefits of a bucket list
Ian Child
Life’s too short not to have dreams. It doesn't matter if they are big, small, expensive or cheap, the important thing is to try to make them happen.
Parenthood and ESG
Jean-Sébastien Pelland
Becoming a parent is a life-changing event. And the realisation that our children will have to grow up in whatever world we leave behind can also have a big impact on how business leaders perceive growth and sustainability.
Combating burnout: five practical steps for leaders
Ang Brennan
In today’s relentless workplace, tackling burnout among leaders is a pressing reality. Here are some practical strategies to help build a supportive and resilient work environment.
The importance of explicit expectations
Karl Hebenstreit
The mantra for human effectiveness is “communication, communication, communication”. But without setting explicit expectations, communication on its own isn't enough.
How to lead with questions in cognitively diverse ways
Megan Seibel
Questions can be powerful leadership enablers. So it is worth taking time to understand the art of asking the right questions and creating a questioning culture when leading others.
Pause and allow
Neil Jurd
Being 'busy' is normally seen as a positive thing. But being busy has a dark side - stress, poor sleep, never having enough time to stop and think. So how can we learn to be effective without becoming overloaded?
Book reviews
Right Kind of Wrong
Amy C. Edmondson
An exploration of the nuanced relationship between failure and success that urges us to embrace failure as a necessary and powerful element of growth.
The Connected Manager
Remote teams and common goals
19 Nov 2024
When your team isn’t physically co-located, how do you help everyone understand and stay focused on their common goals?
Why remote work can be hard on trust
04 Oct 2024
Trust is critical to successful remote and hybrid work. But even with the best of intentions, doubt and suspicion can creep in.
Podcasts
Leadership talent for decision-making
What Matters
A conversation with Aaron Mitchell Finegold, Chief Marketing Officer of global executive search firm, Kingsley Gate.
News
UK professionals face winter bonus freeze
Almost half of the professionals in the UK who would normally expect to receive an end-of-year bonus look set to be disappointed this year as employers tighten their belts.
HR leaders misaligned with business strategy
More than eight out of 10 HR leaders are misaligned with their organisation’s business strategy, according to a new survey of more than 500 senior HR professionals.
Calling time on the normalisation of heavy drinking
A Q&A with Lester Morse, founder of Rehabs UK, about some of the ways to handle alcohol misuse in the workplace,
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