Leading your people in a new era

Tips to manage employees’ mental health, post lockdown Your people may be feeling stressed or anxious, and could be struggling to cope. As an employer, you have a duty of care to protect the mental and physical well-being of your employees, but what can you...

Why Airbnb got it so right

The CEO of Airbnb Taught Us an Extraordinary Lesson When He Fired 25% of His Company By Tim Denning Being human makes you more money in the long-term. Letters from CEOs rarely move me. They’re often full of corporate-speak and half-truths. The CEO and Co-Founder of...

Leadership in a crisis

The role of Leadership in a crisis Leading through and out of a crisis is not easy. The uncertainty a crisis brings can leave people feeling disorientated, overwhelmed and unable to act. Intentional leadership is key in these times and those leaders who are...

Stage 4 cancer thriver

Nick Parker www.thecancerjourneyman.co.uk It was Christmas Eve 2015. Nick Parker and his wife Susannah were waiting for some scan results that might help to explain Nick’s various aches and pains over the previous few months.   “Nick this is the worst news I...

Rowing the Atlantic

Kevin Gaskell Former CEO of four successful world-class brands, Serial Entrepreneur, Adventurer It’s not often I come across a person who has excelled in both the business and sporting/adventure world. But I found him. He could possibly be the academic’s archetypal...

UNDERSTANDING MENTAL TOUGHNESS

UNDERSTANDING MENTAL TOUGHNESS Firstly, Mental Toughness is not about being macho in any sense. It is entirely about our ability to be “the best that we can be”. This is, of course, central to development activity for virtually everyone on the planet. It is a very...