Cultivate a culture of workplace innovation
Foster workplace innovation by actively supporting creative thinking through clear strategy, learning initiatives, and prioritizing employee wellbeing. High-performing companies recognize that innovation is a business imperative, not something that happens organically, requiring intentional leadership across all departments.
Coaching: three powerful questions to challenge your learners
Leaders who coach have a powerful advantage of those that don’t at the moment – but successful coaching comes down to asking the right questions.
Positives of Learning From Mistakes as a Leader
Leaders who embrace mistakes as learning opportunities accelerate their growth, build resilience, and develop better problem-solving skills. Rather than fearing failure, successful business owners use setbacks to identify priorities, refine strategies, and gain the confidence to pursue new goals with greater insight.
Money laundering, bribery and corporate liability
UK businesses face hundreds of billions in annual money laundering risks and corporate liability under anti-bribery laws. Organizations should conduct risk assessments, develop compliance policies, and provide staff training to prevent illegal practices and protect against criminal liability.
Why providing leadership opportunities outside the C-suite will reap rewards
Take a lead from Gareth Southgate’s management approach and recognise that teams need multiple leaders and a plethora of leadership skills to succeed.
VIDEO: the secret to innovation
The simplest ideas are often the best.
G.R.O.W Your Coaching With A Competency Framework
Learn how to combine the GROW coaching framework with a sales competency framework to guide your team’s development. This structured approach helps coaches identify gaps, explore realistic options, and align individual goals with actionable skill-building strategies.
Leading people into the new era!
Leaders navigating post-pandemic uncertainty need continuous learning, self-awareness, and strong relationships to anchor their teams. By developing self-care practices, embracing vulnerability, and effectively mobilizing their workforce, leaders can guide organizations through hybrid work models and organizational change.
Strategic Alignment of Learning Programmes
Strategic alignment in learning and development connects training programmes directly to business objectives like reducing costs, generating revenue, or managing risk. Organizations must evaluate whether learning initiatives drive measurable business outcomes or represent unnecessary expenses, ensuring training investments deliver genuine strategic value rather than simply improving employee satisfaction.
Leaders are neglecting purpose, connection and collaboration
Many leaders are out of touch with what today’s workforce needs. Purpose, connection and collaboration are key – neglect them at your peril.
Mentoring in the hybrid world of work
If ever there was a time for mentoring support, this is it.
Conscious Leadership in 2021
Conscious leadership in 2021 requires awareness, self-mastery, and a new paradigm of leadership consciousness to address modern challenges. Learn ten practical strategies to develop as a conscious leader, from cultivating awareness through embodiment and heartfulness to establishing morning practices that enhance self-discovery and decision-making.
Purpose: the genuine game-changer for learning and development?
Ex-CLO Chris Pirie shares how L&D must evolve to align with the new focus on purpose.
Ordinary People. Who?
The phrase “ordinary people” diminishes human potential and misses a fundamental truth: there are no ordinary people, only extraordinary individuals with unique talents and abilities. The best leaders recognize this and create environments where people can develop their strengths and discover their distinctive value.
The 9-5 Office – Why I’m Backing the Alternative
The post-pandemic debate over remote versus office work intensifies as employers push for returns to traditional arrangements. While remote working presents challenges requiring new skills and behaviors, it offers significant environmental benefits, improved employee retention, and greater individual opportunity compared to pre-pandemic office-based work.
Mentoring the C-suite: filling the gaps left by non-executive directors
Better support is needed for those at the top of organisations.
Leadership skills: why we all need to learn how and when to lead
All of us can be leaders at any point in our careers and we need to rise to this challenge.
Personal development: why today’s young leaders need individual coaching and mentoring
Why individual coaching is needed in today’s complex professional environment.
Can you learn to be an entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurship is increasingly viewed as an achievable career path rather than just an aspiration, with rising interest among students and graduates. UK business creation reached record levels in 2020, and universities are now providing training and support to help students develop entrepreneurial skills and launch ventures successfully.
The 2021 Culture Pioneers Awards: showcase your L&D achievements
We’re now open for entries! Find out more about the key dates, categories and how you can enter