Traditional ways of thinking about employee and manager skills are being upended by the pace of change. The T-shaped employee is being replaced by Key-Shaped employees and managers… In 1978 an almost unreported paper published in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Journal, The Engineering Management Review by Denis Johnson a little-known electronics engineer, […]
Read moreConscious leadership. What is it? Why is it different? And why every leader and anyone responsible for leadership development should understand it. Concious leadership, what is it and what do leaders and anyone in leadership development need to know? In this pod cast oi Conscious Leadership – Interview with Steve McIntosh In this podcast David […]
Read moreConscious and Spiritual Leadership What are conscious and spiritual leadership approaches? How do they fit together, and what does the research say about these two perspectives on leadership? In this podcast David talks with consultant, interfaith minister and researcher David Wetton about all aspects of spiritual and conscious leadership, dispelling several myths and misunderstandings about […]
Read moreTeams are a hot topic Team performance is a hot topic at the moment, especially given the rise in distributed teams and the critical importance teams play in just about every organisation. We find the appetite among our members for research on teams and team performance grows year on year. Author Interview In this podcast, […]
Read moreUnderstanding how to differentiate between digital transformation and IT enabled organisational transformation is more than just semantics. New research not only shows what the difference is, but also what knowing what the difference is can save an organisation a lot of trouble. Digital transformation research The idea of digital transformation has grown in both importance […]
Read moreSelf-deception in organisations is probably one of the most serious hidden issue organisations face today. A new study looking at self-deception in organisations has been conducted looking at the effects it can have on productivity has found that there are different levels and types of self- deception. When people have a firm allegiance and commitment […]
Read moreTalent management is about to become significantly more ‘interesting’. As we enter the 2020s a wide range of issues have combined to create a volatile, uncertain, ever shifting and complex environment within which organisations have to operate. For example: Economic volatility and uncertainty Political change and upset Technological transformation and the rise of automation, AI […]
Read moreHow organisations deal with errors, mistakes and failures predict a range of organisational attributes like how well (and how fast) the organisation learns, changes and adapts to change. In this podcast David Interviews Gareth Lock, the author of the recently published book ‘Under pressure: Diving deeper into human factors‘ about blame and just cultures, how […]
Read moreMany organisations fail to understand the impact counter-knowledge has on their business. Counter-knowledge does not just mean fake news but also includes….
Read moreWhat a find! In a market soaked with books on how to become a great/better/effective leader it’s great to find one so simple in approach and well written. You can dip in to particular sections or read it front to back – it’ll work just as well either way and the insights will shift your […]
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