Making right and quick decisions is a challenging task, even during normal circumstances. Making bold decisions during an unprecedented crisis is one of the hardest things for a leader to face.

Postponing decisions until leaders have all the information they need is an...

The unprecedented events rapidly unfolding over the last few weeks have impacted everyone on both, personal and professional levels. The human impact of the current crisis is tragic, and business leaders have a responsibility to protect their employees, address the ris...

The global economy could be heading towards another recession as a result of the coronavirus. The panic over the spread of the virus has caused the FTSE100 to suffer its worst day in more than 30 years last week, with over half a trillion pounds knocked off its value o...

Diverse teams are more productive, more innovative and more engaged. They also improve company culture and boost financial performance. According to LinkedIn, 78 percent of talent professionals see diversity as a top hiring priority and gender diversity in particular i...

Despite training and experience, 74 percent of new leaders feel unprepared for their new role, and in the first 18 months almost half of them don’t fulfil expectations. According to a McKinsey study, leaders rank organisational politics as the main challenge – 68 perce...

Mindsets drive what leaders do and why. They determine what information they take and use to make sense of and navigate the situations they face. Two leaders may process and respond to it differently, based on their mindsets. One leader might see the situation as a thr...

Change is not easy and often leads to resistance. According to a McKinsey study, merely 26 percent of change initiatives succeed, and the one thing successful change initiatives have in common is that change is driven through empowerment, instead of being mandated from...

When it comes to managing ethical dilemmas, answers can’t always be found in codes of conduct – instead a cultural shift towards an ethical business is required. Particularly, with the rapid business globalisation over the last decade, ethical issues are becoming profo...

The future of work is changing. Automation is impacting the majority of the workforce. Whilst there is a lot of concern about the jobs that will be likely lost to machines, the truth is that the jobs most likely to be automated are those which are repetitive and routin...

There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to managing a multi-generational workforce. With multiple generations working alongside each other, leaders need to develop a deep understanding of what drives motivation and engagement across multiple generations to...