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Why Does Everyone Have an Opinion on Football – and What That Tells Us About Leadership

Why Does Everyone Have an Opinion on Football—and What That Tells Us About Leadership Every four years, the World Cup begins and overnight, millions of people who spend the rest of their lives entirely uninterested in football become deeply invested tactical experts. Colleagues who have never mentioned the offside rule are suddenly dissecting formation changes….

When Business Gets Personal: Working with your family or friends

“People who build family businesses…have to deal with an enormous amount of politics. You think corporate politics are tough? Go work for your dad or your mom.” – Gary Vaynerchuk Working with people you are close to and trust is often seen as an advantage in business, and it is. Many successful organisations are built…

Support and Challenge: Why coaching matters more than ever for leaders

“A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.” — John Wooden There has been a noticeable shift in how organisations think about leadership. The common thread is that leadership is more visible and more nuanced than it used to be. It requires reflection as much as action. Most leaders benefit from having…

Stress Awareness Month: Rethinking workplace stress

Workplace stress has long been viewed as a personal issue; something individuals are expected to manage, often with the support of HR-led wellbeing initiatives, resilience training, or occasional awareness campaigns. While these efforts are important, they can unintentionally reinforce an outdated idea: that stress is an individual problem rather than a reflection of how work…

Say It Right: The art of feedback at work

“Feedback turns good into better and better into best.” – Frank Sonnenberg Giving and receiving performance feedback at work isn’t always easy. Performance feedback sits at the heart of how people improve at work, yet it’s one of the areas many managers struggle to get right. It’s not usually a lack of intent. Most leaders want…

Learning and Development: Closing the gap between investment and impact

There’s no shortage of investment in learning and development right now. Many organisations offer internal courses, platforms, workshops and skills frameworks – all designed to build skills and improve performance. Investment in learning continues to grow, and most organisations would say it’s a priority. In the UK, employers now spend around £53 billion each year…

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