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“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…

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 While these efforts are important, they can unintentionally reinforce an outdated idea: that stress is an individual problem rather than a reflection of how work…

“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…

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…

“Authentic leadership is a leadership style exhibited by individuals who have high standards of integrity, take responsibility for their actions, and make decisions based on principle rather than short-term success. They use their inner compasses to guide their daily actions.” — Professor Nancy Koehn, Harvard Business School ‘Authenticity’ is a word that gets used a…