Governance highlights from the King's Speech at the State opening of Parliament

In the news this week...Grant Schapps is appointed as Defence Secretary. In a new job, you have about 90 days to make a positive...

In the previous post I talked about culture change and how to go about changing the culture of an organisation. The examples given, the...

“We need to change the culture of the organisation.” It’s a phrase we’ve heard a lot recently, particularly in relation to allegations...

Listen to the news these days and, aside from sporting triumphs, it’s sometimes hard to see beyond the doom and gloom. If you are a...

Annoying isn't it? Peter Drucker, celebrated by BusinessWeek as 'the man who invented management', stressed that self-awareness is the...

Picture the scene, a team meeting, probably on Zoom or Teams. The leader is chairing and you are there to discuss a project that is...

I have just concluded a piece of work for a client and I feel great that I can now put that to one side and get on with the next thing!...

Case Study: Planning and team development 'How we increased engagement and buy-in and agreed our annual plan’ Project: To facilitate five...

Do you have lots of emails in your inbox? Do you seem to never be able to shift them? Here are some simple tips to change, for good.

At the start of the year you probably had a plan. You may have even written it down. You might have thought through different scenarios...

How many times have you been in an online meeting recently and struggled to follow what’s going on due to poor chairing skills?

Sometimes achieving your goals is hampered by other people and their behaviours. You may find that you need to have a difficult...

We are in changing times. Each of us experiences knock-backs. Our ability to bounce back from disturbances is our resilience...

In discussions with friends and colleagues it is exceedingly common to hear people express frustration at how much of their time is...

When you have a difficult decision to make, it is your values that guide you. And the time to identify your values is in a calm space,...