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That was the question Bain & Company consultants asked a client in 2022. The client had been successful, growing in both size and...

Ian recently started posting short videos on 'The 5 Behaviours of Cohesive Teams', based on the book by Patrick Lencioni. The first of...

I have to confess that I was. I used to think that just treating people with respect and rewarding/motivating them to get the job done...

Please see attached for a very helpful report by CoreStrengths which highlights the 4 key trends in leadership development discovered...

This is the fourth in a series of blogs in which we will look at some of the common issues faced by modern leaders and how they can be...

Really enjoyed being interviewed by Scott Challinor of The Leaders Council. Scott asked about leadership styles, how to exercise...

The business benefits from having positively engaged staff are irrefutable and well documented (see, for example, the MacLeod report into...

Jim Collins' observations in this LI post are true, simple and powerful, but too often lacking: https://bit.ly/AspireMCL051 Great teams...

Yes! As long ago as 2009, around 90% of organisations were using coaching and the trend continues upwards (https://bit.ly/AspireMCL021). ...

How do you lead a hybrid team? The vast majority of clients and other contacts I have are moving towards a hybrid working model and it...

Interesting read from HBR on the latest findings around remote team performance: https://bit.ly/AspireMCL102 It is no surprise that...

Yes!! Here is a link to a recent study into one such tool called 'DiSC': Everything DiSC - Insights to Action The study claims a c.90%...

If there is one skill that leaders and businesses are going to need in ever-increasing measure, it is adaptability. This excellent...

I have often noted how trust is the foundation of any long-lasting, high-performance board or team. This excellent article by HBR asks...

Many thanks to Taseer (Taz) Ahmad from Axies Digital/Volta Blue for the guest blog below. As he rightly notes, trust is foundational to...

Those famous words by Peter Drucker, the consultant widely regarded as the father of modern management thinking, have been proved true...

Hybrid or remote working is here to stay for many organisations, but can you really trust your staff to apply themselves just as much at...

Many companies are evaluating their options regarding working from home. The most common solution emerging is for hybrid working:...

Engaged employees are those who are motivated at work and actively seek to promote their organisations' interests. The business benefits...

Even after Covid, remote teams will be here to stay. In reality, the lockdown only accelerated an already clear trend towards remote and...