Thought Frontiers Articles - Performance Frontiers

Supercharging Creativity

The Role of the Unconscious Eureka! We’ve all heard the story of the magic moment when an idea comes to someone in a shower. A problem that has been playing on your mind all week suddenly finds its solution at…

Laura Clemesha & Marcus de Courtenay

Creative Thinking, Insights, Learning and Development, Storytelling, Teams

Creativity: “what’s the principle before the practice?”

In recent years, attitudes to creativity and its importance to organisations have evolved. It no longer sits outside business as an optional plug-in, but is a more integrated and valued part of what good looks like. Workplaces that genuinely embrace…

Dr. Marianne de Pierres & Nikki Brown

Creative Thinking, Insights, Leadership, Leadership skills, Learning and Development, Storytelling, Storytelling

“I’m here to get it right and not be right”

Building safe workplaces By Nikki Brown & Marcus de Courtenay Download PDF In a poll run by RightTrack, a UK-based people consultancy, 55% of people said they were too scared to talk about diversity and inclusion in the workplace because…

Marcus de Courtenay

Diversity and Inclusion, Insights, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership skills, Learning and Development, Psychological Safety, Self Leadership, Storytelling

What is the Next Generation of Performance Metrics?

“What would it take for all of your employees, from the top to the bottom, to believe that they aren’t just working in the economy of money but also in the economy of meaning?” – Wahl As we continue to…

Nikki Brown & Dr. Marianne de Pierres

Culture, Innovation, Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy, Teams

Emotional Labour and Antifragility for Leaders

There is no doubt that modern leadership is demanding. Employee expectations are increasing year on year. And the already weighty organisational expectations are certainly not going anywhere. Leaders are called on to place the well-being and interests of their team…

Laura Clemesha & Marcus de Courtenay

Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development

Is Versatile Leadership Wise Leadership?

Leadership today is exacting. Whichever management book or article you read, the skill sets required to succeed, seem endless. Mantles such as service, adaptive, agile, transformational, horizontal, regenerative, creative, and vertical leadership are just a few of an exhausting list,…

Dr. Marianne de Pierres

Conscious leadership, Insights, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership skills, Learning and Development, Storytelling

Unlocking Strategic Networking

“Networking” can get a bad rap in the workplace. But humans have been connecting across groups, societies and cultures for as long as it’s been possible to do so. Networking with others is not just about finding that next job…

Marcus de Courtenay & Dr. Chris Rowell

Innovation, Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy

Behavioural Synchrony in a Virtual World

Have you ever wondered why we love to clap in unison with a group of people? Why parents and children will often synchronise their expressions and noises during play? Or why, on a night out, we might find ourselves unconsciously…

Dr. Natasha Budd & Marcus de Courtenay

Innovation, Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy, Teams

Influencing Up

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Dr Stephen Covey. We know from many studies that the key to our enjoyment of work is the sense that we are being listened to,…

Dr. Marianne de Pierres

Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy

Why Mentoring Programs are a No-Brainer

“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” ― Phil Collins One of the most celebrated mentoring ‘pairs’ of our time are Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. Over a 30 plus year friendship, Bill learnt much, saying…

Marcus de Courtenay

Culture, Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy, Teams

Aligning Teams for Collective Success: Unlocking Real Impact

When we hear the words team alignment, our minds are liable to jump to an image of a group of people nodding away in agreement, smiles marking their faces and cohesion sparkling in their eyes. But this image can lead…

Marcus de Courtenay

Culture, Innovation, Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy, Teams

Psychological Safety: The Magic Recipe

“Today’s leaders must be willing to take on the job of driving fear out of the organisation to create the conditions for learning, innovation, and growth.” – Amy Edmondson You may recall the terrible tragedy of the Boeing 737 MAX…

Gretel Bakker & Marcus de Courtenay

Culture, Insights, Leadership, Learning and Development, Strategy, Teams