In Case of Change: Try Optimistic Realism
by David Webster on Feb 8, 2025
The Tale of Two CEOs: A Fable of Optimism and Pessimism
How does resilience improve performance?
by David Paice on Jan 23, 2025
“That which does not kill us, makes us stronger” – Nietzsche (1895) Twilight of the Idols. What did he mean exactly and what specifically do we learn from setbacks that equip us to be better and stronger in the future?
How Team Coaches Create Significant And Sustainable Benefits
by David Webster on Jan 22, 2025
Team Building activities are popular opportunities for leaders and team members to practise communication, decision-making, and conflict resolution in a collaborative setting, a step removed from their day-to-day workplace and responsibilities. Operated alongside a coaching and leader …
What Can Your Organisation Gain From A Good Leadership Development Programme?
by David Webster on Jan 22, 2025
Leadership development programmes can entail a significant investment in time, money, and resources, so it’s fair to ask if they are truly worth it? Can leadership development programmes help organisations navigate the challenges of the modern business landscape, improve the way thing …
Cultivating Teamship Through Your Leadership Development Strategy
by David Webster on Jan 17, 2025
Teamship is a powerful strategy for increasing accountability, cohesion, and productivity throughout your teams. Teamship is the synergy that happens when team members work spontaneously and collaboratively towards shared objectives, and is crucial for driving innovation and respondin …
A New Year's Resolution for Resilience
by David Paice on Jan 9, 2025
In many martial arts, it is an important discipline to calm the mind and prepare the body for getting hit. In doing so, there is less pain if you are hit because you’ve tensed or relaxed the right part of the body at the right time. This is known as ‘hardening training’ – the ability …
The Importance Of Developing Clarity Of Purpose In Coaching Teams To High-Performance
by Chris Sheepshanks on Dec 19, 2024
Purpose driven leadership is a corporate leadership strategy that aims to help team members find greater personal meaning in their work. Successful purpose driven leadership helps to align personal and organisational goals and values among your employees to achieve greater quality of …
Ensuring You Gain Tangible Value From Executive And Leadership Coaching
by Chris Sheepshanks on Nov 22, 2024
Investing in executive and leadership coaching for your senior leaders and directors has wide-ranging benefits for your leaders as individuals, and for your wider organisation. However, with various leadership strategies and approaches available, it’s important you choose a developmen …
When Conflict Emerges: How Do You Keep Your Team Motivated?
by Chris Sheepshanks on Oct 25, 2024
Conflicts and disagreements are an inevitable feature of any group of human beings, and workplaces are no exception. The risk is especially high when the pressure is on and stress reactions take over, impairing team members' ability to make considered decisions and potentially escalat …
Nurturing Creativity And Innovation Within Leadership Teams
by David Webster on Oct 11, 2024
We are sometimes conditioned into talking about creativity in a binary way. We hear phrases like 'creative people,' 'creative roles,' and 'creative sectors,' implying that creativity is a fixed, measurable quality possessed by a select few. Unsurprisingly, the reality is more nuanced. …