How to engage and retain your top performers. Are you worried?  You might have cause to be.  A massive challenge for the UK economy right now is a lack of engagement by the workforce. I just carried out a quick search for information on this, and many leading organisations researching this topic provide damming evidence that engagement […]

Being lucky enough to see this great man speak is one of my business highlights.   The room was enraptured by his wisdom and insights.  I am a huge fan of his book and it’s empirical research findings around leadership.  Good to Great by Jim Collins.  In this great work, Collins, sets out his observations from

Image credit Unsplash.com When you search in Google with the question “Who is the best leadership coach in the world?”  The result places Dr Marshall Goldsmith at the top.  I don’t doubt it.  I do love his work.  His books and articles achieve global accolades.   What about in the UK? For me the answer would be a tie

You may have experienced a moody unpredictable person in your life.  How did it make you feel? What if you had to work with them? The fact is that humans like consistency.  Our brains like to know how to respond and like familiarity. This is why it is a crucial part of branding.  If you

Image credit to wolfgang_hasselmann The elephant in the room……  When things go wrong in any organisation, it is usually possible to trace back the threads of the breakdown to two things. Firstly, it will most certainly have been due to ineffective communication. Secondly, it will have been due to a problem in a working relationship.  Communication and relationships