Whilst attending the Roffey Park Institute’s ‘Women in Leadership: Going Beyond Rhetoric into Action’ webinar, one of the common themes that reappeared a number of times was the idea that social issues are causing a wider problem for gender equality within the workplace. Social reproduction One of society’s long-serving frameworks, social reproduction, is argued to…
Any successful organisation understands the importance of an effective manager and an effective coach. It is easy to consider the two concepts the same, they share similar characteristics. However, they are separate and distinct but equally as important. Throughout this blog, we shall explore what is meant by coaching and managing, the differences, similarities and…
We manage and lead organisations through and with teams. If our teams are dysfunctional, so are our organisations. A high performing team is key to operational success. Throughout the last 24 months, our teams have become somewhat disjointed, with many now opting for a hybrid working model. Consequently, the need to raise and maintain team…
Spearheading any successful organisation is a great leader, followed by an inspired team. The best leaders have a positive influence and impact on others in the workplace. But how do they achieve this? How can someone influence you in a positive way? What is meant by positive leadership? Positive leaders create a healthy culture and…
Resilience is learnt from change. Most would have never experienced change so significantly as we have in the last 24 months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Organisations have coped differently but many have learnt the importance of building resilient teams. Now, in the wake of the pandemic, organisations want to know how to build a resilient…
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, I attended an online panel discussion hosted by Roffey Park: Women in Leadership – Breaking the Bias and Celebrating success. Being a man, I felt it was so important that I did attend to learn more about women in leadership roles. Especially in professional settings, and what can be…
The annual International Women’s Day provides a stark reminder that we still live in a world yet free from inequality, bias, stereotypes and discrimination. 2022 is the year of #BreaktheBias and it could not be more relevant. In many countries, women are still excluded from forms of decision making and positions of power, consciously and…
The eagerly anticipated Sue Gray report into events at Downing Street has now been published. Due to the Met Police investigating some of the events, Ms Gray was extremely limited in what she could say. However, one striking inclusion of the report was that some staff did not feel they could raise concerns over the…
With Sue Gray’s report imminent, trust in leadership is as profound in our current world as it has been for some time. Looking like we are finally coming to some sort of end to the covid-19 pandemic, focus is now firmly on Boris Johnson and the well-known ‘partygate’ scandal. Timely enough the Edelman Trust Barometer…
An ancient symbol of courage, power, intelligence and leadership – the tiger has fully embedded itself in traditional Chinese Mythology and culture. As a unique cultural phenomenon, the tiger will forever live in the spiritual life of the Chinese people. This February welcomes the Chinese New Year and 2022 is the year of the Tiger,…
Blue Monday – not the hit single by New Order – but ‘the most depressing day of the year’. Although New Orders infamous song does not actually include the phrase ‘Blue Monday’ and actually has no relation to the third Monday of January, perhaps there are hidden similarities between the song and the day. Throughout…
To be present means to be completely focussed and involved in a certain situation, conversation or experience. It is to relinquish all distractions and immerse oneself in that moment. Presence reveals itself. We believe our story; we convey confidence without arrogance and we communicate harmoniously. True confidence is comforting and arrogance is off-putting, it is…
