“I can’t believe I’ve been bullied out of my local swimming pool!” My friend was laughing as she said it, but underneath the humour she had a serious point. Anne is a keen swimmer and she trains regularly – but recently,
Mention the word ‘bullying’ and people will usually nod and confirm that bullying in the workplace is an important issue. It needs to be addressed. And I come across plenty of people who feel they’re being bullied. But I NEVER
“When it’s your turn to get shouted at, you just hang your head and wait until the yelling stops. And, when it isn’t, I’m ashamed to say, you hang your head and thank God it’s someone else’s turn.” “[Senior leader]
My last blog post was a bit of a black cloud, as I explored just how poor the ROI in leadership development typically is. But I did promise a ray of sunshine to follow. And that’s exactly what this post is all about.
Here’s a depressing statistic. Less than 10% of leadership development brings sustained change or has meaningful business impact. Now, that depresses me. I’ve invested a lot of my working life in this field. Because of this, I’d like to believe
“Can you help? We have 40 senior managers. We’ve asked them to progress a number of key changes. That was six months ago and they haven’t delivered on any of them.” This was the problem posed by the Managing Director
There’s an epidemic sweeping our organisations. And leaders don’t know how to stop it. It’s the epidemic of ‘lack of accountability.’ How do I know there’s an epidemic? Because, right now, the Number One question I’m asked by leaders across
I know of a company which moved offices a couple of years ago. The leaders all agreed the move made sense, and it was going to be better for the employees too — in every way except one. The new
“Why aren’t the messages working? Why aren’t people accepting these changes?” If your organisation has ever tried to push through a major change, you’ve probably heard those words — or their equivalent — from your CEO. They’re impatient to see
“People know the truth — that they’re literally risking their lives. But we still can’t get them to change their behaviours…” Health & Safety doesn’t always get the best press, even when it really is a matter of life and