Leadership Insights

Our world is changing rapidly. Society, technology, and the marketplace are evolving at an ever-increasing speed. At the same time, we are dealing with the impact of Covid, a weaker economy, climate change, and energy transition. No wonder we are all a little confused and anxious as we stand on the threshold of a new

Leaders must look after their organisations. They must provide focus and direction, must coach and mentor, must take on competitors and changing market conditions, and must deal with ever-changing technology. While all this is going on, the organisation is evolving and changing. So, we need to do regular maintenance on our organisations in much the

Mental toughness is a state of mind embodied in a refusal to be intimidated, a determination to succeed despite a setback, and proficiency in controlling emotions and persisting under severe pressure. Mental toughness is embodied in individual resilience and confidence. It is correlated with success in sport, education and the workplace.  We live in difficult

Leaders in organisations have an almost impossible task. They must deliver on the goals of the organisation. They must lead, develop, and encourage their teams. They must get their work done. And then they must honour family and other commitments outside the workplace. This is not easy, especially now in the time of Covid-19, with

Have you thought about what sort of leader you are and what kind of leader you want to be? Being a leader is tough. Leaders direct and support the many activities and functions of an organisation so that it can achieve its goals. Leaders manage people by providing clarity of purpose, making decisions, having the

You have been in your current role for a few years now. You like the organisation, and you work well with your colleagues. But you now have bigger career aspirations, looking for greater challenges and promising career opportunities. A bit of extra money will come in useful too. But you are caught between the comfort

Being a leader can be tough. You have to lead the team as well as attend to your own needs. Challenges and crises mount up and you are left bedraggled and burnt out. Most of the time, these trials are external to you. And your focus is on how to deal with them and get

As a leader and manager in your organisation, you constantly have to give attention to many moving parts to make sure they work together to produce the results required.Often it’s so easy to become immersed in the task that we forget to stand back from time to time to review what’s happening in our area