Reactive leadership

Reactor vs Creator: How Back Take Back Control as a Leader

By Jaineel Mistry When every stimulus triggers a reaction, we lose perspective. Slowing down is the counterintuitive way to reclaim attention, exercise judgement and lead...
AI critical thinking

I Think, Therefore I Disagree: Why AI Needs Dissent

By Antoine Casanova-Mazet Cogito, ergo sum: Descartes’s proof of human existence. Now machines think for millions. What will define us in the age of AI...
Fiction Beyond Business Books

Beyond Business Books: Why Leaders Need the World of Fiction

By Karin Mugnaini In a world obsessed with speed, contemporary fiction offers leaders a rare opportunity to slow down, reconnect with themselves and understand others...
Motivated team

The Autumn Slump: How Leaders Can Reignite Team Motivation

By Anne‑Maartje Oud From spotting behaviour changes to clarifying priorities and breaking old routines, discover practical ways to bring motivation back to your team this...
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You Bought the Firm. Did You Get the Business?

By Mark Buck Keeping the seller on after an acquisition looks cheap and safe, but psychological ownership explains why it can stop the business from...
Profitable Global Workforce Technology Business

How Transformify Built a Profitable Global Workforce Technology Business Without Venture Capital

Interview with Lily Stoyanov Building a profitable global workforce technology without external capital challenges conventional ideas about scaling, proving that sustainable growth doesn’t have to...
Succession Plans

Why Succession Can Succeed on Paper While Continuity Fails in Practice

By Yemi Oluseun Succession planning can transfer ownership without sustaining organisational continuity; a continuity rehearsal examines what the business can still do after the handover. A...
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Cognitive Skills and Mental Resilience Training – Essential for Today’s Leaders

By Anna Plechatá Krausová  Cognitive skills and mental resilience can be trained, helping leaders exercise judgement and take responsibility in an increasingly complex business world. Leadership...
Coaching Industry

The Coaching Jungle: Who is Protecting the Client?

By Professor Simon L. Dolan Coaching has outgrown its Wild West beginnings. Without professional competence, clear boundaries and honest self-audit, a powerful helping practice can...
Moral trust in leadership

The Importance of Moral Trust in Leadership

By Simon L. Dolan and Joy J. Albrecht In the second part of their article on moral trust, Simon Dolan and Joy Albrecht explore why...
AI in interim management

Why AI Is Becoming Interim Management’s Greatest Strategic Ally

By Prof. Guido Stein and María Belén del Campo AI is transforming interim management by shifting talent strategies from reactive to predictive models, enhancing the...
Management Promotions

Why Management Promotions Are Losing Their Appeal to Ambitious Employees

By Allison Howell As management becomes more demanding and less rewarding, organisations must redesign leadership roles and career progression to protect their future talent pipelines. Moving...
Returning CEOs saving company on crisis

Boomerang or Bust: Can Returning CEOs Save a Company in Crisis?

By James E. Lukaszewski Many companies have brought back retired CEOs to jumpstart the next wave of success. But success the second time around is...
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Why Leadership Behaviour Determines Whether Change Succeeds

By Tricia Nelson Leadership behaviour - specifically self-awareness, learning agility and positive conduct under pressure -  is the critical but overlooked factor determining whether organisational...
Words That Weaken Your Authority at Work

Words That Weaken Your Authority at Work and How to Avoid Them

By Jennifer Willey Authority is often diluted not by weak ideas but by apologies, hedging, excessive detail, and unnecessary filler detail and unnecessary fillers. You’ve worked...
Hannah Arendt leadership

From Control to Collective Power: What Hannah Arendt Can Teach Today’s Leaders

By Wim Van Den Bossche Leadership creates an energy multiplier when people can speak, judge, and act together, not merely execute decisions designed above them. Many...
human skills AI cannot replace

The Leadership Imperative: Developing the Human Skills AI Can’t Replace

By Professor Keiichi Nakata The impact of AI has left organisations facing a pressing challenge: how do they develop leaders capable of navigating a future...
cultural citizenship in organisations

Cultural Citizenship: A New Model for Building Stronger, More Sustainable Organisations

By David Liddle Organisations are rethinking how culture is created, moving towards cultural citizenship  - a model that empowers people to shape purpose, relationships and...

Why AI Should Be Treated Like a Junior Analyst in Due Diligence

Drooms CEO Alexandre Grellier explains where AI can accelerate transactions, why traceability matters, and why human judgement remains indispensable. Due diligence has moved from physical data...
interim management

Interim Management: Executive Expertise on Demand

By Prof. Guido Stein and María Belén del Campo Senior managers who can offer “been there, done that” off the shelf are in increasing demand...
Enduring Institutions Built Through Stewardship

Beyond Terroir: Why Enduring Institutions are Built Through Stewardship

By Santiago Mora Enduring institutions create value by building trust, protecting shared assets and encouraging leaders to think beyond their own generation. Europe is celebrated for...
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Decision Fatigue: Why Everything Feels Urgent, But Nothing Feels Finished

By Ingrid Pope Reducing decision fatigue is less about making fewer choices, but more about creating the mental space required to identify what truly deserves...
trust-based leadership

Keep Your Wrists Loose: How to Guide Your Team Through Trust, Not Control

By Steve Muscat Azzopardi Trust, not control, is the key to stronger teams. Discover how leaders can loosen their grip, empower people, and unlock hidden...
women’s health at work

Why Supporting Women’s Health at Work Leads to Business Success for All

By Kathleen Riach Menopause and Menstruation are increasingly being discussed in the workplace. But the benefits of supporting women’s health at work go far beyond...
moral trust in leadership

The Leadership Imperative: Moral Trust as the Foundation of Leadership

By Simon L. Dolan and Joy J. Albrecht Can we trust our leaders to operate according to a moral code and, even if we can,...
disconnection dilemma

The Disconnection Dilemma

By John Cooper and Dr Mary-Clare Race Why Leaders and Managers Struggle to Build Connection in Modern Workplaces Sherlock Holmes once commented to his loyal assistant,...
global leadership

Global Leadership: The Two Skills That Make or Break Global Networking

By Sven Horak, Ph.D. Global networking succeeds when leaders combine cultural intelligence with relational skill to connect and build relationships with global teams, clients, and...
Founders building company

How Founders Can Create a Company That Can Scale Beyond Them

By Susanna Kislenko, PhD Founders who want their companies to scale must evolve their leadership, knowing when to adapt, delegate and build beyond themselves. One of...
Responsible AI

Responsible AI as the Next Step in Regulating the Technology 

By Shane Tierney Responsible AI matters because the technology arose prior to any regulation; and now rules are arriving faster than most governance programmes can...
Experimental learning in the workplace

The Power of Experimental Learning (Part 2)

By Christoph Williams Can learning permanently change how people think, not just what they know? Experimental learning uses psychology to make that transformation possible. Organizations need...
Andreas Duess

Beyond the Survey: How Synthetic Research Is Changing Consumer Insight

Interview with Andreas Duess, Founder and CEO of FishDog Here’s how to mind the “say-do” gap in your marketing surveys by enlisting the help of...
Redesigning Your Leadership Future

Redesigning Your Leadership Future: What Comes After Success?

By Julian Lighton Many senior leaders fail to experience fulfillment, not because they aren’t successful, but because they haven’t stopped to define what success means...
Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning: Different Approaches and Best Practices for Learning, Organisational Development and Culture Change...

By Christoph Williams Experiential learning transforms training into lasting behavioral change, helping organizations strengthen leadership, accelerate innovation, and deliver measurable business results. Experiential learning delivers greater...
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Are We Facing “A Crisis of Insularity” or Has Management Simply Rediscovered the Moon?

By Dr Leandro Herrero The managerial temptation is to take a permanent feature of social organisation, give it the status of a newly discovered crisis,...
Leaderless team concept

The Hidden Hierarchy Inside Leaderless Teams

By Lotta K. Harju Leaderless teams may remove formal hierarchies, but informal status structures can still shape who speaks, who influences decisions, and whose concerns...

Your Highest Performers May Be Quietly Unraveling: Understanding the Hidden Crisis Behind High Achievement

By Angélica Pérez-Litwin, PhD, MBA Your high performers may look successful from the outside while privately experiencing Career Distress Response — a hidden crisis leaders...

Why Women Don’t Need to Constantly Prove Themselves in Business

By Harvi Kaur The pressure women feel to continually demonstrate their value is not only personally exhausting but also a significant barrier to leadership, innovation,...
Businessman jumping between platforms in order to get the better professional position

What Today’s Leaders Can Learn from The Odyssey

By Professor Agathe Mezzadri-Guedj With The Odyssey hitting cinemas this summer, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what the ancient hero Odysseus can teach...
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Why There is No Such Thing as a Finished Leader

By Professor Debbie Bayntun-Lees New research across 350 global leaders and employees surfaces six practical shifts that redefine what “better” leadership truly means in today’s...
changing careers

Why Changing Careers Does Not Mean Leaving Your Value Behind

By Dr. Claire Handby In a world of accelerating workplace transformation, the professionals who move forward best are those who learn to reframe and reapply...
silent leadership

Why Silent Leaders May Shape Future Organizations

By Fernando Díez, Elene Igoa, Elena Quevedo, and Josune Baniandrés In increasingly noisy organizations, silent leaders may build deeper trust, stronger cultures, and more sustainable...
AI compliance

Why AI Compliance Must Start Inside Your Browser

By Matt Smith European businesses are racing to meet EU AI Act obligations, but most are overlooking the place where their greatest governance exposure actually...
authentic leadership

The Confidence-Building Power of Being Yourself as a Leader

By Julie Smith Authentic leadership builds multi-layered confidence: your self-trust, the trust others place in you, and the confidence of team members who feel free...
diverse leadership

Removing the Barriers to Diverse Leadership: Why Real Progress Requires Systemic Change

By Aidan McKearney In spite of the moves that many organisations have made towards promoting diversity in leadership roles, their staff progression systems may still...
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How Successful Founders Become Their Own Bottleneck

By Dennis Kuipers Many growing companies stall because critical decisions, relationships, and knowledge remain concentrated around the founder instead of the organisation. Founder dependency is one...
difficult bosses in the workplace

Leadership Lessons from Difficult Bosses: Does Command and Control Still Have a Place in...

In the wake of Miranda Priestley's return to the big screen, leadership experts and authors examine why the fear-based management she exemplifies is losing...
Leaders Make Worse Decisions Under Pressure

The Tired Brain: Why Leaders Make Worse Decisions Under Pressure

By Kate Pearlman-Shaw It’s not rocket science: our brains don’t work well when we’re under pressure and fatigued. Here’s what’s happening, and what to do...
Resilience in leadership

Why Resilience Isn’t Just Being Tough, but How You Bounce Back from Failure

By Dr Melisa Buie Dr Melisa Buie explores why resilience is the ability to learn, adapt and grow stronger through failure - rather than...
women with Nutrition Habits

The Seven Nutrition Habits of Highly Effective Women

By Dr Linia Patel PhD, RD, MBDA Award-winning dietitian Dr Linia Patel reveals the seven evidence-based nutrition habits that help high-performing women sustain energy, focus,...
leadership

The New Collaboration Challenge: Leading Through Complexity, Uncertainty and Human Connection

By Guy Lubitsh When businesses face complex problems, we might suppose that a process of collaboration is more likely to deal with them effectively than,...