The recent pandemic years have concertinaed changes that would normally have taken years into months. Projects that business leaders' thought were not possible were found to be possible after all due to the amount of collaboration that took place, a bit ironic given most team members were remotely located. Productivity increased as people had more time due to less travel and shorter meetings. Many companies were checking on their employees’ wellbeing for the first time, makin

This is part two of a three part blog series. This article is the second in a three-part series designed to stimulate some thinking and sharing around the subject – looking at the “what”, “why” and “how” around values. Last week we began with the “what”. We looked at some of the pitfalls associated with a lack of understanding around the role and purpose of values. We then started to look at what values actually are. This week we hope to build on that as we begin to explore w

Part 3 of a 4 part blog to help you shape the culture you need to accelerate your Post Covid recovery. By Alistair Brown, Principal Associate Consultant In my two previous “Culture Matters” Blogs from this ongoing collection I focused on Why now may be the perfect “Jumping off” point to really shape the culture you need to prosper post Covid Defining culture in a meaningful and practical way to enable honest and open leadership conversations Why aligning strategy and culture

My Crossing the River of Rapid Transition model is a memorable ‘top-level’ visual image which is helping organisational leaders

By Alistair Brown, Principal Consultant If you’re feeling disorientated and unsure of how to lead right now, then you’re not alone. This is clearly a defining time for leaders and I would like to share some reflections on what you can do to stay grounded, adapt and ready yourself for some unique challenges and tough choices as you journey through huge overlapping transitions. Even before Covid, Brexit, climate change, growing nationalism and super power global trading tensio