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At Performance Frontiers, our experience in guiding executives through the intricate landscapes of organisational change has revealed a profound truth: the capacity for curiosity is not merely an advantage, but an imperative. In a world poised for unprecedented evolution, we…
Most of us, either directly or indirectly, have experienced the disruption of a natural disaster. Increasing in frequency and intensity, these events create enormous upheaval as well as fear and anxiety about the future. If, however, we take the time…
“Along with intellectual curiosity, we need interpersonal curiosity.” “Taking an interest in other people is the beginning of empathy.” Adam Grant The idea of interpersonal or relational curiosity as a leadership skill has been remarkably undervalued. When we think of…
“The only constant in life is change.” — Heraclitus The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, will never know how pertinent his statement would be in our BANI world. But thanks to his influence on Western thought, we have a simple yet profound way…
In the earlier articles in this series, we explored the profound impact that asking great questions can have on your team and how they can support you, as a leader, to transform performance in a neuroscience backed way. Now, we’re…
In different areas of life, we often use different language. How we frame up our conversations varies from home to the workplace, with family and with friends. When it comes to leadership, the central building block of our conversations, in…
With the pace of business growing exponentially, great leadership is no longer about having all the answers on hand all the time, and more about building a cohesive team and having the ability to ask the right questions, of the…
The pursuit of productivity is a golden opportunity to foster deeper satisfaction and joy for both managers and their teams. This goal is not merely aspirational; studies consistently show that highly engaged teams can be up to 21% more productive,…
While motivation is often regarded as an intrinsic attribute, there are some very real ways that leaders can influence the extrinsic factors that elevate engagement levels. And this is the moment to implement them. Studies throughout 2024/25 show declining employee…
Life-Centre Design in Learning Designing learning technologies poses a number of unique challenges. No only do we need to get the learning approach right, but we also need to optimise the technology.These systems are required to take everything we’ve come…
“The true art of memory is the art of attention.” Samuel Johnson Time, time, time. The number one enemy for leaders everywhere. Once we’ve factored in core work, team development, strategic planning, broadening networks and influence (and the list goes…
“Because a stimulated intellect is a sine qua non to carry out challenging tasks, managers must consider establishing the right conditions in the workplace that encourage and foster vigorous social exchanges among the employees in their pursuits of intellectual curiosity.” …
