Blog: Leading with Insight

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…

Identifying “silo” mentalities  An organisation could be viewed as a finely tuned engine. A series of separate moving parts and sub-assemblies all moving synchronously to give optimal performance. In…

There are three basic truths about the world of work: 1. “Leadership behaviours, conscious or unconscious, determine workplace culture.” 2. “Organisational culture is the key determinant of…