How stepping out of your head and into your body can help give a clearer sense of what is right. A walk back through the management texts of yesteryear reveals a fascination with what managers actually did throughout the day. Today, a combination of technology and process redesign means there is very little that remains mysterious in this domain. Focus has instead shifted to ways in which we can develop great leaders (as well as managers) who arguably, hold in…
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Ditch the Tick List
The leadership competency models we’re used to are no longer fit for purpose. It’s time to rethink our approach, and to keep rethinking it. The question from the new graduate was simple: ‘What do I need to be good at to succeed in this company?’ The senior leader paused. It should have been the perfect moment to refer to the organisation’s newly launched competency profile, but that felt like too glib an answer and – if she was being honest…
The Art of Inclusion
A diverse workforce isn’t in itself enough – you have to engender a culture of inclusion if employees and organisation alike are to benefit. Your organisation’s commitment to diversity and inclusion may be driven by the business case or simply because it’s the right thing to do. Either way, you probably have a range of activities to help drive more diversity where you need it: public pledges from senior leaders, hard and soft metrics, even diversity champions and networks. As…