Difficult Conversations – Episode 1: Where do I start?
We’ve all got a conversation that we know we should be having, but we don’t. So why is that? From our experience, people don’t have the conversations that need to ...
Is your brain working against your big dreams? Why making a career transition is so hard.
The way our brains are wired can make it difficult to cope with periods of uncertainty during transition. This psychological tension between what we know and what we are moving ...
How to build confidence as a learned connector
Looking to make a change? A personal recommendation will always trump a good resume. But so often avoiding connecting with your network due to fear or lack of confidence will ...
Is it time to make change happen?
Many people dream of change, but never go further than looking at job ads. To create real change you must look at the link between your job, identity and security. ...
Losing the armour: how and why to address self-protection
Many of us have developed mechanisms to stop us from feeling vulnerable, being wrong, or to cope with stress. However, these self-protective behaviours can have negative impacts on our working ...
Moving into management? These are the skills you need.
While there is much talk of becoming a leader and leadership development, the role that is often understated in a leadership career is that of becoming an effective manager. ...
Managers: the why and how of making sure they’re effective
Managers have a crucial role as a bridge between strategic leadership and functional teams. When managers don’t fulfil this important role as they should, there’s far-reaching consequences. Here’s how managers ...
Leadership journeys: from self-promotion to influence
At some point, there is a great shift in a person’s leadership capability, as they stop focusing on proving they are enough and become comfortable embracing the knowledge around them ...
Turmoil and change: How to take control
Many of us are in the middle of a tumultuous time at work due to staff turnover and strategic changes at an organisational level. In this situation, it can be ...