Category: Leadership In Action

In a world of political and social uncertainty, rapid change and the growth of AI, the one quality that every leader needs is the ability to adapt. But what do we mean by adapt? According to the Oxford Dictionary, adapt means ‘to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation.’ […]

In my work with executives, I routinely observe a striking gap between a leader’s self-assessment and objective reality. Some seek guidance because they are tired or sleeping badly. Others want to proactively protect their long-term performance and health. Either way, when asked how they are doing overall, they almost always rate their wellbeing much higher […]

Many managers are highly capable in their day-to-day roles. They hit deadlines, manage their teams, and keep operations moving. But when the work shifts from operational delivery to strategic thinking, a different set of skills is required. Stepping back from the immediate to assess complex information, weigh competing priorities, and make decisions with longer-term consequences […]

Leadership expectations have changed. Managers are no longer expected to simply oversee tasks, manage workflows and keep teams moving. They are expected to lead through hybrid work, support performance, maintain engagement, manage change, communicate clearly, and help their teams adapt to new ways of working. This is why choosing the right leadership training provider matters. […]

Promoting strong individual contributors into management is still one of the most common leadership decisions organisations make yet remains one of the least supported.  A high performer delivers results, earns trust, and gets recognised. The next step seems obvious: give them a team. But the move from doing the work to leading people is not […]

Leadership training is one of the most common investments organisations make and one of the least interrogated. Courses are rolled out, workshops are delivered, and managers are given frameworks for feedback, delegation, and communication. On paper, capability is being addressed.  But when organisations step back and look at how leadership actually shows up day to day, the same patterns […]

Everyone says truth matters – yet leaders speaking it clearly and fully is rarer than ever. Why is that so, and how do we fix it?  Edelman’s 2026 Trust Barometer shows we are plumbing new depths of a trust crisis. Whilst the last 12 months saw some paltry gains in some trust measures, across the […]

It's time to start future proofing against destructive leadership given the impact it has on finances, brand and employee wellbeing.

We need to move away from checking up and move towards checking in on our team members. Here are three tips for how to do this with a team working remotely.