Leadership development

Upskilling for the Future: Anticipating Industry Changes 

“… Future Skills [are] precisely those abilities that allow individuals either to shape, or to regain the ability to shape, their own lives and individual social contexts in a world of constant change and in future emergent—i.e., unpredictable—and rapidly changing situations.“ ...

Change Environments: Immunity to Change and New Years Resolutions

Did you know that up to 50% of New Years Resolutions fail? Change is hard. And yet our lives are filled with change. Even if we try our best to keep things the same, the inevitable march of aging, relationship...

The Art of Connection: A Curiosity for the New Year

As one year ends and another begins, we find ourselves in a unique space of possibility—a pause between the past and the future. This transitional moment invites questions rather than answers: What have I learned? What am I ready to...

Are You Coping or Recharging in Troubled Times? The Answer Might Surprise You

As the end of the year approaches, for many of us the workplace is getting more intense. This, coupled with a precarious market environment, means one thing: stress. In trying to manage the competing demands placed on you, we think...

Self-Leadership

Leadership Primer: Self-leadership Knowing ourselves, our values, and our ambitions, is the grounding of all leadership development. Only through effective self-leadership can we fully identify potential and create personal and professional growth for ourselves and for others. All leadership begins...

Bringing More Joy to Work

“The first pillar of joy… the first pillar of truth… and the first pillar of justice… is perspective.” The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu A flutter of excitement in your chest. Warmth trickling into your stomach....

Social contracts: practice partnering at speed

Leadership Primer: Social contracts: practice partnering at speed Social contracts are a useful tool for building high performing teams. But in today’s workplace, where we are required to partner across teams, in complex ecosystems, we often don’t get the time...

Resilience: remaking ourselves under pressure

Leadership Primer: Resilience: remaking ourselves under pressure Resilience is a fundamental quality that defines humanity. But more than ever before, we are being called on to dip into our reserves and bounce back. In this leadership primer, we look at...

The Art of Influencing

Leadership Primer: The Art of Influencing Contemporary leadership champions the art of influencing as opposed to the bygone power dynamics of command and control. Influencing is particularly relevant in the multifaceted arena of partnering in complex business systems. Explore how...