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In a provocative and thought-provoking article, Emma Beddington contrasts leaders who wing it, perhaps because they love the adrenaline of taking a gamble or perhaps because they are averse to research and study, with leaders who appear to wing it in their decisions, but really have a solid well-researched understanding of the potential risks and […]

In Justin Bariso’s article about the right and wrong way to conduct a discussion, he points to the role that emotions play in persuading people to accept or reject your ideas. If, like a prosecutor looking for a win in a high-profile trial, you bombard people with facts and evidence, then there is a significant […]

Goldman Sachs has had so much business and is doing so well in the pandemic that at least for some junior investment analysts it allegedly means working 100 hour weeks, leaving very little time to sleep, eat and wash. Some might have little sympathy for junior analysts on first year salaries and bonuses averaging $123,500 […]

The human nervous system is a fascinating part of biology.  It’s this amazingly versatile electronic pathway that connects different parts of your body to each other.  Think about that for a moment. That’s a hell of a lot of stuff that is communicating all at once.  You may be wondering what this impromptu biology lesson […]

Water cooler gossip. Office banter. A quick yarn over a lunchtime pint. If you miss the face-to-face chat between you and your colleagues, you’re not alone.  Your business misses them too.  Because it’s moments like these where we can gain invaluable insights into aspects of our business we may otherwise not touch, where we can […]

In an excellent article about the challenges of staying in touch with your team in this era of necessary isolation, Kerry Goyette explains why some leaders resort to micromanagement. Micromanagement is often not a preferred leadership style but caused by a feeling that leaders are losing control when they don’t see their teams working as […]

Tyson’s famous boxing quote “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” is more apt now than ever.  We’ve been royally blindsided of late. The pandemic created pandemonium, with many businesses left completely in shock, and without a plan.   If this has taught us anything, it’s that business leaders will face a […]

Being a CEO is a tough job, especially if you are CEO of a start-up. Bringing information to light about what employees think in an easily understood form, alongside financial information in the BI dashboard would significantly expand the CEO’s knowledge about her or his company.

Organisational Inquiry: General and Simple to Simple and Accurate Leaders Acknowledging Trade-Offs  Curious leaders want to know what’s going on in their organisations, the issues that might be impeding high performance and what their colleagues are really thinking. Curious and determined leaders make it their business to find out the answers to these questions, but […]