Written by Taylor Clarke Senior Associate Consultant Mark Adderley Let’s admit it, we have all watched The Apprentice, and thought about the leadership style on display: cut throat,; competitive; determined and harsh, and wondered “does it work in reality”, or “can I be like that”? And we have seen some harsh and aggressive behaviours from those affected by COVID-19. Or maybe some of us think, “I can’t be like that I’m just not able to have the hard conversations, I am just

By Sarah Ballantyne, Principal Consultant. Two weeks into Covid-19 lockdown and I was feeling the strain. Yet another email had just arrived in my inbox, offering loads of great reading on working remotely. I had the first sense of the irony that in this polarised world, those of us who are working don’t have time to read. While those who have the time to read aren’t having to work. This is even before you factor in the additional demands of juggling work and home, especially

By Clive Martlew, Senior Consultant I’ve been reflecting on how to best support my community of OD and leadership development professionals and worrying a bit about how those of us who work on leadership development can be helpful at the moment. We’re in a time of radical uncertainty. Our leadership skills, assumptions and values are all being challenged. Not just at work but in our personal and family lives. It’s a time of anxiety but also, potentially, a crucible for learn

Mindfulness in Business and Leadership by Susan Grandfield.

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Taylor Clarke consultant Sarah Ballantyne discusses what women do to enable each successive generation to get closer to gender equality.

“You can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf” – Jon Kabat-Zinn, academic and ‘guru’ in the field of mindfulness meditation. We...

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By Wendy Robinson, Principal Consultant, Head of R&D, and Head of AoEC Ireland. I was working with a group of senior academics some time...

By Laurence Clarke In terms of ‘Leadership Development’, there is a profusion of consultants and strategies out there. Every other week,...

By Mark Adderley, Senior Associate Consultant and Coach Last month we shared our thoughts on 4 effective ways to have a great...