Blog: Leading with Insight

Here we share the final part in our leading change series, and that is the imperative for creating employee engagement.  Employee engagement underscores each of the first three principles that we’ve…

A common complaint by business leaders on our programs is that they often feel that too many decisions rest with them or the senior leadership team and that whilst people are often quick to complain,…

In last week’s blog we looked at what leading a motivated workforce means for the business leader, and this week we share an example of how a Gloucestershire based business has recognised the impact…

Dramatically improve performance or face closure. What would you do? This was the ultimatum facing John Oliver OBE, then Chief Executive of Leyland Trucks and author of ‘Growing your Own Heroes’.…

Skill development and succession remain a major issue facing employers and it has been suggested that in the next ten years, 50% of jobs will require new skills.  Leaders and managers need to ensure…

A study by McKinsey in 2021 identified what it referred to as ‘The Great Attrition’ with a record number of employees looking to leave their jobs.  When they revisited the study last year they found…

So far we have discussed three of the five critical steps in transforming you and your business on the journey to world-class / high performance / best-in-class, namely:  1. Assessing leadership…

Treat your staff as well as you treat your customers  Companies offer lucrative pay packets, exciting projects and flexible working practices to attract "the best and the brightest". However, after…