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Are you a leader for everyone? It’s a tough question and one which I would hope you can answer in the affirmative; but it’s also one which hopefully will have you pausing a moment to question the way in which your leadership impacts across the organisation. The reason for my question is that at the […]

Scanning the news recently, an article about a Silicon Valley CEO dyeing her hair brown in order to be taken more seriously caught my eye. Perhaps it made such an impact because it came hot on the heels of another article in the Huffington Post reporting research which revealed that a disproportionate percentage of women […]

What’s the leader/team member relationship like within your organisation? Are discussions free-flowing and open or are there some boundaries which it is hard to cross? If you feel a measure of constraint when discussing some topics then you’re not alone. A new survey from CV-Library has revealed that asking for a pay rise or change […]

When one of our colleagues was very young she believed that radio station DJs had to fit their normal jobs around the programs which they presented because simply talking between records couldn’t possibly be a paying job. Thanks to the BBC’s publication of pay rates for its highest earners we now know differently. But, naive […]

Writing this article at the beginning of the Wimbledon tennis championships almost seems a bit like tempting fate. Mention a player by name, and they are almost be certain to be knocked out in the first round; well before you read this article. But nevertheless sport has a lot to teach business and even an […]

We’ve said it before, and no doubt will say it again, leadership is a journey. It’s a journey that can never start too soon, and it’s one which never ends; no matter how long someone has been in a position of leadership. Organisations which understand the importance of the journey and which help their people […]

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.” Publilius Syrus may have been writing over 2,000 years ago but his words have echoed across the generations. Quite simply, it is easy to lead when times are good; but true leadership is required when times become more uncertain. At the time of writing the […]

The second half of May always seems to be a bittersweet time. Yes summer is truly on the way but for football and rugby union supporters there is one last brief flurry of activity before yet another season ticks over into completion. No wonder then that the supporters make the most of it, attending divisional […]

Section 172 of the UK Companies Act promotes the importance of a director acting in a way which would be most likely to promote the success of the company. This includes having regard to a number of factors including “the need to foster the company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others” and “the desirability […]

We’ve long known about the benefit of regular exercise in helping to keep us physically fit but now a new study has revealed the link between exercise and brain health. The study, which was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, focused on the link between exercise and mental health in the over 50s. […]