9 winning tactics for GOLD medal teamwork

The Olympic Games are here! This is a good time to reflect on the teamwork that makes an Olympian successful. Teamwork is crucial to both team and individual success. No one is an island: behind most successful individuals stands a great team. An athlete will have a...

Supercharged Leader: Official book release in Las Vegas!

Supercharged Leader: Develop your mind and skillset to deal with anything – our 4th book – was officially launched in Las Vegas last month at ISM World 2024. It was the perfect place to officially introduce the book to the world – and this large audience specifically....

Exclusive pre-view

Hello SUPERCHARGED LEADER! In this book, we have identified The Six Superchargers, the six mindsets and skillsets that will empower leaders, particularly when combined, to embrace an increasingly complex and fast-changing world of work confidently. These...

5 habits to hold on to that holiday feeling

Whatever you do, don’t lose that holiday feeling. At this time of the year, many in the northern hemisphere are finishing or coming towards the end of their much-awaited summer holiday. Maybe you’ve travelled, spent time at home, been with friends and family, and...

Our Impact Hack Series #7 Time

Don’t wish you had more time; instead, make the most of the time available to you. Make it count. Here are four quick, proven impact hacks to consider when dialling up your impact by managing and making the most of your time. VALUE YOUR TIME Choose how you spend your...

Our Impact Hack Series #6 Change

Change is a constant; we all know that. And supporting others through change is part of your role as a leader, so you definitely want to maximise your impact in this area. Here are four quick proven impact hacks to consider when wanting to dial up your impact during...

A connected leadership team

Leadership teams don’t always find it easy to work together. Everyone is busy and may never have had time to get to know each other. The members may not inhabit the same office or even be in the same country or continent, and time differences can make getting together...

The March issue of IMPACT

Welcome to the March issue of IMPACT! This time we focus on connected leadership teams, decoding leadership, and change leadership. And there’s a story about the link between trust and the bottom line. This time, the IMPACT HACK is focused on slowing down instead of...

Our Impact Hack Series #5 Peers

Your peers are a crucial stakeholder group to manage with care. You need each other and the more you can have a great impact with them, the better you will do. Here are 3 quick impact hacks to consider, to connect and collaborate better with your peers, and jointly...

Our Impact Hack Series #4 Presence

5 proven hacks for dialling up your PRESENCE impact Your impact is how you show up, which is why HOW you are present when with others is worth your focus. Being 100% present honours the time of those you are with – as well as your own. Here are 5 quick impact hacks to...

Our Impact Hack Series #3 Self Leadership

All impact starts from within. Your ability to impact others will be a reflection of what’s going on for you. And remote working may have added new challenges and opportunities for your self leadership. Are you stressed, angry and frustrated? Then your impact will...

Our Impact Hack Series #2 Job Interviews

Do you have a job interview coming up? And want to make sure you have great impact and increase your chances of securing that role? Maybe it’s been a while since your last interview and you’ve gotten a bit ‘rusty’? Then check out these 6 quick impact hacks: As always,...

Our Impact Hack Series #1 Meetings

1/3 of life is spent at work, and a lot of that time we end up in meetings, these days mostly online. As so much of our precious time is spent in meetings, let’s make sure we have the best possible impact in them. Try these proven impact hacks. “To be – To do” Before...

Why multitasking is a good crisis skill but a bad habit

Multitasking has long been praised as a great thing. Well, we think it’s a bit of a curse – and let us tell you why. When you’re multitasking you are not really giving anything your full attention. You are easily distracted and your tasks take longer to complete. And...

Go fast alone of far together?

We all face this choice at regular intervals. Sometimes it seems easier and quicker to do something on your own, right? Yes. But think about it. Speed is not necessarily the most important thing. Do we need to be that much in a rush? How about distance? How about...

The December issue of IMPACT

Welcome to the December issue of IMPACT! This time we focus on an attitude of gratitude, going it alone or together, and the pros and cons of multitasking. And there’s a story about taking time for thinking. The IMPACT HACK this time is all focused on impact by being...

4 ways leaders build trust

There’s a lot of talk about trust – all around the world; in politics in particular, but also in business and society as a whole. We would argue that trust is quite a straightforward thing – without it we have nothing. We may be able to manage without trust for a...

The power of reverse mentoring

It was recently the National Mentoring Day in the US and it is a good reminder of the power of mentoring. Many mentoring programmes fail though, despite the best of intentions and even well laid out plans. But it doesn’t have to be that way – and the answer spells...

How to be a open-minded thinker

A few years ago, we had the privilege of being in Oxford, listening to various topics being debated by a group of very verbal 16-year old students. What an amazing experience it was, what incredible flexibility of mind these teenagers were able to convey. We were so...

What can we learn from the world of politics?

There has been political turbulence in many countries around the world in 2022, just like most other years. Here in the UK we have observed how the last two prime ministers have struggled to have the kind of impact they probably want. Boris Johnson has been found to...

The 20th edition of IMPACT is here

Welcome to the October/November issue of IMPACT! This time we focus on the value of a flexible mind, organic and reverse mentoring, leadership and trust, and what we can learn from the trials and tribulations of political leaders in recent history. And there’s a story...

3 steps to relationship mastery

No one can succeed alone. In fact, a major factor for the survival of our species over time has been, and continues to be, our ability to connect with and collaborate with others. So, building strong, collaborative, creatively challenging and trustful relationships...

What do people say about you and your team?

What is your team’s reputation like? How are you perceived as a team? Reputation and how we are perceived matters. So as leaders and team members, we all need to raise our awareness of how we are perceived as a team. And then we need to take responsibility for the...

Leadership lessons from…Game of Thrones

A couple of years ago we were interviewed by FlyBe magazine about leadership in the massively successful TV series Game of Thrones. It remains the most unexpected media request we’ve had so far:-). We were asked to share with their readers what leadership lessons we...

The big leadership crisis

There’s a worrying trend that fewer and fewer of those now starting their careers are interested in becoming leaders. And we can sympathise with that. There can be a number of reasons why younger generations don’t want to take on leadership roles. Some of the reasons...

The Aug/Sep issue of IMPACT

Welcome to the August/September issue of our leadership magazine IMPACT. This time we focus on a crisis in leadership, team reputation, and 3 steps to mastering great relationships. Issue 19 You can read it here and download it here. And just in time for the release...

How not to confuse

Mandy & Elisabet speaking at WeAreTheCity conference in London Words matter. A lot.   And it’s important to communicate in such a way that we can reach and connect with other people, right? Of course. We all want to be understood the way we intended. And yet,...

10 tips for trouble-free teamwork

On average, we spend 37 hours a week at work (whether we work from home or from a physical workplace, or a combination of the two), which means that most of us spend more time with our colleagues than with our family and friends. And the increasingly popular hybrid...

‘Leading Teams’ published in China!

We are absolutely delighted to share that our book ‘Leading Teams: 10 Challenges 10 Solutions’ has now also been released in Chinese, alongside ‘The Leader’s Guide to Impact’   This makes it the 3rd language edition of Leading Teams. The previous ones are the...

4 practical ways to improve social health at work

Health is important for us all, at work and in life as a whole. We often think and talk about it as physical health and mental health. But what about social health? This could be described as team health, collaborative health, connectedness health, belonging health,...

The June/July issue of IMPACT is here

Welcome to the latest issue of IMPACT! This time we focus on organisations’ social health, 10 tips for trouble-free teamwork, the benefits and dangers of jargon and suitcase words, and our 5-step Impact Strategy Creator™. There’s a story about a person who is a “time...

Strategising about China in the English countryside

Our third book ‘The Leader’s Guide to Impact’ was recently released in Chinese, which we are both excited and proud about. And as we have now received hard copies of the book – YAY! – we decided to meet up in a little tea house in a small village in the beautiful...

7 Tips for Mastering the Art of Questions

Three key characteristics that great leaders have are that they: Are interested in other people Are good at listening Know that they don’t know everything! Great leaders ask really smart questions – they don’t give the answers. And as such, they realise that the art...

How can you avoid Boomerang Change?

Everyone talks about transformation, but is it really transformation they are pursuing? Or could it be that it’s “just” change? Don’t get us wrong, change is sometimes enough, but the problem is that change often isn’t enough, or the efforts put into change are not...

Never lead with fear

The key to leadership is hope, care and trust – especially in a crisis. As we watch in horror how Ukraine is being invaded, we reflect on different leadership styles and what it takes to lead in a crisis in particular. In a crisis everything comes to a head and the...

The March/April issue of IMPACT is here

Welcome to the latest issue of IMPACT! This time we focus on the art of asking questions, leading with fear or hope, how to make change sticky and the power of contagious, culture-shaping leadership behaviours. And there’s a story about a reluctant team member and the...

Travelling again?

Yes, it definitely looks like travel is starting to pick up again. The second terminal at an airport close to where we both live will open up in a month’s time after being closed for almost 2 years. This is a clear and tangible indication that demand for travel is up....

5 ways to increase your impact through GENEROSITY

A healthy organisation is dependent on people working effectively together. And to be generous is a big part of that. Generosity breeds generosity. And you can be the catalyst of generosity where you are. Here are 5 proven impact hacks to consider when wanting to...

Perfection is outdated

A reporter once asked a very successful businessman: “What is the secret to your success?” The man replied: “Two words” “And they are?” “Right decisions” “OK, I see – and how do you make the right decisions?” “One word” “And that is?” “Experience” “I see, and how do...

Are you a realistic optimist?

Do you assume things will go well? Do you dare take sensible risk, believing in yourself whilst doing so? Do you keep being optimistic even when things go wrong and you have to try a new way out? Do you see plenty of opportunities around you? And do you at the same...

Jan/Feb issue of IMPACT is here

Welcome to another year of IMPACT! In this issue, we focus on how to get new inspiration and perspectives, why realistic optimism is key, the illusion of perfection and storytelling as a communication skill. And there’s a story about us all being brand ambassadors,...

What place(s) inspired YOU?

While reflecting on our 10 years of writing recently, we mentioned the number of locations we had been in to write our three books. To some degree the different locations came down to necessity as we lived in different countries while writing our first two books, but...

You can’t play a symphony on your own

Have you ever observed the conductor of a philharmonic orchestra and how they spend very little time facing the audience? In fact, when you think about it you’ll recognise that they spend most of their time facing the orchestra, which is their team. They are spending...

Taking stock of 2021

We are coming to the end of another year and this is the perfect time to take stock. To think about achievements, successes, challenges, insights and how you’ve grown and developed. Do you realise quite how much you have learnt, this year alone? If not, this is the...
A message from us to you

A message from us to you

We wish you all the best for this festive season and a 2022 that will bring you much joy, and personal & professional growth and success! Elisabet, Rich, Lina and the rest of the team

The last IMPACT issue of 2021

Welcome to the last issue of IMPACT for 2021! In this issue, we focus on how to retain your top talent, how to navigate the ’emotional minefields’ of mergers & acquisitions, and what we can learn from a philharmonic orchestra and its conductor. As we are coming to...

Now published in China!

We are absolutely thrilled that ‘The Leader’s Guide to Impact’ has been translated Chinese and is now published in China! China is, alongside the US, the biggest publishing market in the world, but the number of foreign titles that are published is relatively small,...

How to retain your top talent

The ‘war for talent’ is not a new challenge for organisations all around the world, but the pandemic has made it worse. A recent study from McKinsey shows that around 40% of employees are ‘somewhat likely’ to change jobs in the next 3-6 months. And 2/3 of them would...

How coachable are you?

There is no such thing as status quo – at least not for any longer periods of time. No, the truth is that the world sure isn’t standing still – neither should we. We live in a changing world and we need to continuously learn and re-learn. What we knew yesterday may no...

Make leadership journaling part of your strategy

Don’t fall into the busy trap. There is great value in pausing to reflect, as it provides an opportunity to recognise what’s going on, evaluate results and consider options going forward. And journaling is a great way to do this, because it also adds the power of the...

A fresh start with hybrid working

Ideas for doing hybrid right with culture at the heart A year ago, us and many others started talking about hybrid working and going back to the office following the covid pandemic. It was a useful conversation to have but in reality the return to the office has not...

New poll results on culture and hybrid working

The hybrid work setup, currently on many organisations agenda, will require a lot of thinking around work processes, tasks, office space and adaptability, people’s preferences, digital tools and more. It’s a complex strategic and practical dilemma. But it clearly...

The September issue of IMPACT

Welcome to the September/October issue of IMPACT! In this issue, we focus on the new hybrid work setup and how crucial culture is in that. We share a recent poll on cultural habits in hybrid, and we explore how powerful journaling and being open to coaching is for...

5th book award for The Leader’s Guide to Impact

We are proud and excited to share that we have received a FIFTH book award for our latest book, The Leader’s Guide to Impact. This Maincrest Media Award is our 11th award in total. This is what the jury said: “The Leader’s Guide is a pioneering book that combines...
A healthy team culture with conflict leadership

A healthy team culture with conflict leadership

Conflict and tension that don’t get properly resolved create stress, thereby impacting both mental/emotional and physical health. For that reason, conflict management is a key skill for both leaders and team members that want to be part of a healthy, productive,...

4 impact hacks for managing your time

Don’t wish you had more time, make more instead of the time available to you. Make it count. Here are 4 quick proven impact hacks to consider when wanting to dial up your impact by how you manage, and make the most of, your time.   1. VALUE YOUR TIME Choose how...

Lead change, don’t just manage it

Learn to master change leadership, which is just as important – if not more so – than change management. For decades, managing change has been a key necessity for organisations across the globe. Managing change is largely a reactive response to changes that occur, in...

Bridging the leadership void

What happens in the leadership void, when all or several leaders resign or are let go? The current COVID pandemic has certainly created leadership voids all around the world. A leadership void creates a lot of uncertainty and concern. It can also cause a drain on...
Creating a feedforward culture

Creating a feedforward culture

Following on from last month’s article of “feedback or feedforward?” let’s continue by exploring how to do feedforward well. By giving feedforward in an effective way, you can start to create a culture where people feel comfortable to talk to each other about pretty...
Relaxation isn’t just for your time off

Relaxation isn’t just for your time off

Everyone needs time off at regular intervals, to relax, recharge and forget about work for a while. Over the last 18 months or so of a global pandemic which has for many meant working from home, the lines between work and home have become blurred. And it has for many...
IMPACT Magazine celebrates one year

IMPACT Magazine celebrates one year

This last year has flown by – we are celebrating IMPACT’s 1 year anniversary! We hope you have enjoyed the first 12 issues covering various angles on leadership impact. As we move into our second year, the magazine will now be issued every other month, with some...
4 quick Change Impact Hacks

4 quick Change Impact Hacks

Change is a constant, we all know that. And supporting others through change is part of your role as a leader so you definitely want to maximise your impact in this area. Here are 4 quick proven impact hacks to consider when wanting to dial up your impact during times...
Feedforward: feedback that works

Feedforward: feedback that works

Do you like receiving feedback? Or do you like giving it? If the answer is no to either of those questions, you are not alone. Many people dislike or even fear feedback. And this is probably because people often encounter constructive, corrective feedback more...
Look for the patterns

Look for the patterns

Wayne Gretzky, as many of you know, is a legendary former Canadian ice-hockey player – some would even say he’s the best player ever. In fact, he is the highest point-scorer and has more assists that any other player in the history of the NHL (North America National...
If you’re too busy to laugh, you’re too busy

If you’re too busy to laugh, you’re too busy

We all spend a lot of time at work, even if it’s virtual. Many spend more time with their colleagues than they do with friends and family. Sounds familiar? And when you spend that much time at work, it needs to be enjoyable and fun. That doesn’t mean that it has to be...

3 Peer Impact Hacks

Your peers are a crucial stakeholder group to manage with care. You need each other and the more you can have a great impact with them, the better you will do. Here are 3 quick impact hacks to consider, to connect and collaborate better with your peers, and jointly...

The Long-Game Leader

More than ever, the world needs leaders who are strategically focused on the long-term picture; long-term sustainable organisational success – not just their own short-term success. Have you observed how when a new (senior) leader joins a team/division/organisation...

Think like a strategist

Are you strategic? Are you strategic enough? Many leaders we meet, unless quite senior, are focused on the tactical, day-to-day realities of work. That’s OK, but there needs to be a balance, for everyone, regardless of our role – everyone needs to weave in strategy in...

The Generous Leader

Having team members who aren’t generous towards each other, who don’t freely and generously share what they know, is a challenge that most teams face. And yet, a team can’t afford not to share their thoughts, ideas and experience. Sometimes people don’t make the link...

5 QUICK IMPACT HACKS FOR PRESENCE

Your impact is how you show up, which is why HOW you are present when with others is worth your focus. Being 100% present honours the time of those you are with – as well as your own. Here are 5 quick impact hacks to consider, to be truly present in each encounter,...

Set them free Part 2

Following on from part 1 of SET THEM FREE, let us dive a bit deeper into the topic of empowerment at work. As discussed earlier, empowerment is a major factor for employees delivering great customer experiences. But as also mentioned last time, there are a few other...

Missing the commute?

About a year ago, as the pandemic spread around the world, a large number of people were asked or told to work from home.   After the initial struggle of making remote working work, practically with tools and connections, a majority of people were quite pleased...

7 tips for steering through the unexpected

Smooth sailing is rare – we are always surrounded by some degree of change. But at times it’s more choppy than usual; more uncertain than the norm. Leading your team well in those circumstances is more important than ever. Team members may feel worried, angry or...

Being a Brand Ambassador

How everyone is a powerful carrier of their personal, team and company brand. What you say online has a major impact on your business – here’s how to make the right noises. Just like individuals, teams and even countries, an organisation has a reputation....

Set them free

In the mid to late 90’s we started to eagerly study companies that were outstanding at creating employee engagement, which lead to customer loyalty, which lead to financial payback – which could be invested back into employees. High on that list were for...

When teams are like musketeers

There is no room for “going it alone” in teams – unless everyone works together, the team will lose out in every way, individually and collectively. Successful teams have real team spirit. The ethos of team spirit was wonderfully depicted by Alexandre Dumas’...

Embrace the differences

How to work effectively with people who are different to you Beach Huts on Brighton Beach, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia When people are different from each other, it can at first seem really hard to get off to great teamwork and collaboration. But don’t let being...
Stop being so busy!

Stop being so busy!

There is a ‘work/society epidemic’ that the world is suffering from, and it is called the ‘busy bug’. Do you have it? Check this out. In the course of a normal day we will ask people “How are you?” How many times do you hear the answer “I am so...
4 Top Tips to raise your say:do ratio

4 Top Tips to raise your say:do ratio

Talk is cheap, behaviours are priceless. Raise your impact in 2021 by ramping up your ‘say:do’ ratio. With more people spending time working in the virtual world either ‘working from home or living at work’, our say:do ratio is extremely important. It is time to raise...

Work smarter, not harder in 2021

It’s a new year, a new month – what better time to have a proper restart? This is the time to do it, don’t let the autopilot run your life, career and choices, make sure you are in charge of your journey through the year and beyond. As you kick off 2021, stop...

Start 2021 with IMPACT – the January issue is here

Welcome to a new year and the January issue of impact! Yes, it’s a new year and one that we have probably all looked forward to. The focus this month is on starting the year with impact by working smarter, walking the talk and beating the ‘busy bug’....
Why we love New Year’s Day

Why we love New Year’s Day

It’s not just because of the opportunity for a lie-in, or the not-so-fashionable all-day pyjama fashion, video gaming, watching good films, pigging out on chocolate, or taking a long walk – although all that is of course good too! No, the main reason we love New...

5 ways to show you’re proud of them

The end of a year is often about reflection, learning and gratitude. There are typically celebrations, office Christmas parties and maybe holiday gifts that get exchanged. This year is of course different – celebrations as usual are largely not possible. But...

Exclusive chance to win Executive Impact Coaching™

Buy a minimum of 7 copies of our multi-award-winning books, as individual gifts OR for your team, and you will enter our prize draw for a chance to win an individual Executive Impact Coaching™ session (with one of us) for yourself or someone you want to gift it to. We...

2020: A year to forget or a year to remember?

t’s been said many times and we’ll say it again – it’s been a tough year. Most of us have never experienced anything like it in our lifetime. And we hope that we won’t need to again. But from even the most difficult times come insights,...

The December issue of IMPACT

Welcome to the 6th issue of IMPACT! We are coming to the end of 2020, hence we reflect this month on what to make of this unprecedented year, how to turn your detection ability on as a leader, why being proud is so important, and how powerful that first day of a new...

What culture are you creating?

Everyone talks about organisational culture, many want to change it but find it’s about as easy as finding a needle in haystack. This is because culture can’t be captured in processes, policies and procedures. Culture can be aided by a sensible infrastructure, but is...

Back to work, but it’s not back to normal

Leading in the new hybrid workplace We are in the middle of global pandemic where leaders are challenged and tested in a way never seen in our lifetime. How leaders respond, how they inspire hope and engage in collaborative dialogue or not, will become their legacy....

Learning and Progress go hand in hand

Learning never stops. As the world keeps evolving, we need to evolve too – we need to gain new knowledge, skills and experience continuously. The pace of change is simply such, that we cannot possibly know it all. We need to be a ‘learn it all’ rather than a ‘know it...

Two more book awards for The Leader’s Guide to Impact

We are very proud, grateful and honoured to have received another TWO book awards for our latest book! This brings the number of book awards for our 3 books to an amazing 9 in total. The Leader’s Guide to Impact (Financial Times Publishing 2019) has just been awarded...

The Culture Shaper

The story below is a chapter from one of our future books, currently going under the working name of “The Culture Shaper”. Alain always demanded attention, and today would be no different. His suit carried a designer label, his shoes were shining and his trademark...

Make a habit of using we-talk

Want a team where people work together, “all for one and one for all”? Then here’s a practical recommendation. Make a habit of using we-talk. When you talk about the team, with the team or outside it, use words that demonstrate your commitment to the team, and...
This is the no 1 leadership challenge right now

This is the no 1 leadership challenge right now

The COVID-19 outbreak quickly changed the reality for people all around the world. The speed by which the virus spread, led to governments around the world deploying different strategies to stop or at least slow down the virus spreading. For leaders all around the...
Pour yourself a virtual cup with your team!

Pour yourself a virtual cup with your team!

Just because you’re not all in the same place, doesn’t mean you can’t get together like you normally would. It just needs to be virtually. And if you don’t normally get together in this informal way, this is a great time to start it! It’s more important than normal to...
Spreading the bad mood?

Spreading the bad mood?

Samuel was in a bad mood, his wife this morning had really annoyed him by being so negative about her new job, she seemed miserable and downbeat, she was complaining that everything was wrong. Samuel had tried to help her see that is wasn’t but it hadn’t done any...
5 Leadership acts of kindness

5 Leadership acts of kindness

Being kind comes naturally. It’s in our human nature to want good things for others, to want others to be happy, to succeed and prosper. As a leader right now in this global pandemic and unrest, it’s a necessity to let that natural kindness come to the forefront of...
You don’t need to have an office to have an impact

You don’t need to have an office to have an impact

A version of this article was first published in the Indian Management magazine. Stephen walked through the turnstiles for the first time since being appointed the new Chief Operating Officer. He was filled with energy and pride, having finally secured the senior...

Buy the award winning books here

Mandy and Elisabet have written 3 award-winning books on leadership: The Team Formula, Leading Teams 10 Challenge 10 Solutions, The Leader’s Guide to Impact Buy them here on Amazon For other international buying options The Leader’s Guide to Impact Things move fast....

7 Impact hacks for job interviews

Do you have a job interview coming up? Whether online or face to face. Or maybe you want to make sure you are ready for your next important interview? And want to make a really good impression, have great impact? Then check out these 7 impact hacks to help you do just...

Trust impacts the bottom line

Sarah was frustrated. She had noticed that her team members often seemed dismissive about the importance of her work. Why are they not interested in my work? Does what I do not matter? Sarah felt angry, defensive and helpless, which made things even worse....

It’s all about your stakeholders

Ultimately, stakeholder management is what running an organisation is all about. Effective stakeholder management helps you do a better job, both in the short and long term. So what are stakeholders? Well, anyone who has a stake in what you do, is a stakeholder....

Book Award for The Leader’s Guide to Impact

We are very excited and proud to share that our third book “The Leader’s Guide to Impact” has been honoured as a Book Excellence Awards Finalist in the Leadership category. These Awards honour books that have high quality design, writing and market appeal. Our purpose...

Let’s embrace the certainty of never-ending Change

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy Do you ever wish things could remain the same for a while? Do you feel like there’s too much change? Do you wish it could just slow down, even if...

7 Tips for steering your Team through the unexpected

Smooth sailing is rare – we are always surrounded by some degree of change. But at times it’s more choppy than usual; more uncertain than the norm. Leading your team well in those circumstances is more important than ever. Team members may feel worried, angry or...

Work/life balance or not?

Christine wanted to encourage her team’s work/life balance, so she kept telling her team members to not work too late, but instead go home at the end of the working day and spend time with friends, family and on hobbies. The team members were really pleased, they had...

Want to be part of a smarter team?

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog  Collective intelligence and collective decision making equals the ability to influence more. When a a team or leadership team works well together, with a shared purpose that everyone believes in and owns, something...

7 steps to team success in 2020

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog  What can you do, as a team, to make 2020 our best year yet? Getting a team to work well together doesn’t happen by chance. It requires intention, commitment and a focus on both structure/task and behavioural...

January focus: Work smarter, not harder

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leaders Blog A new decade, a new year, a new month – what better time to have a proper restart? This is the time to do it, don’t let the autopilot run your life and career, make sure you are in charge of your journey through the year. As you...
Leadership you can trust

Leadership you can trust

From WeAreTheCity Future Leaders Blog There’s a lot of talk about trust – all around the world; in politics in particular, but also in business and society as a whole. We would argue that trust is quite a straightforward thing – without it we have nothing. We may be...

8 tips for greater impact in meetings

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Like a lot of people, you probably spend a lot of time in meetings (face to face or virtual), right? Meetings can be great, but they can also be a frustrating experience; time-consuming and not productive enough....

3 Factors of Collective Intelligence

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Smarter together. It has a great ring to it, doesn’t it? To be smarter together, to achieve more together. Because everyone is best at something, and no one is best at everything. Collective Intelligence is bringing...

Ready to choose?

 From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s BlogThe moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.J. K. RowlingI want….What do you really want?A new job? A better relationship? A dog? A new car? To be happy? To be successful? To sleep better at...

A European record in female collaboration!

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s BlogLast weekend, one of the world’s largest hackathons for women took place in Stockholm, Sweden.The organisers were aiming to beat the world record but didn’t quite get there (it was very close!) It was however Europe’s largest...

Impact in three parts

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Are you a leader or want to be one? Then check this out!This week, we want to share a short video that we made about “The Leader’s Guide to Impact”.The book is the next in the popular series from the Financial Times called “The...
Beware the ‘suitcase words’!

Beware the ‘suitcase words’!

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Words matter. A lot.It’s so important to communicate in such a way that we can reach and connect with other people, right? We all want to be understood the way we intended.“No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can...

The story of the three books

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog We started out wanting to write a book together about leadership. And a few years later, we now have three. In this short clip we share the story of how the three books came about; how we got to publish our third...

Disruptive TV talk about The Leaders Guide to Impact

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog We were recently inspired by a appearing on Disruptive TV we enjoyed filming a short session about “The Leaders Guide to Impact” published by the Financial Times.We had such fun drawing on the glass board screen and...

What’s on your summer reading list?

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s BlogDon’t you just love a great summer read!A book is a gift you can open again and againGarrison KeillorOne of those books you can just disappear into while forgetting everything else for a moment? One of those books...

Leadership Lessons From Game Of Thrones

We’ve written an article for Flybe/July 2019:Leadership Lessons From Game Of Thrones LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM GAME OF THRONESTHE HIT SERIES MAY HAVE COME TO AN END, BUT THERE’S STILL PLENTY WE CAN LEARN FROM THE CAST OF UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS, AS BUSINESS LEADERS...

What’s On Your Leadership Radar?

This is an article we’ve written for CEO Today Magazine here: What’s On Your Leadership Radar?Just like a ship has a radar to detect what’s going on around it, as a leader you need to have your radar out to notice what’s happening in your inner world, within yourself,...

Generosity at work

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Gone are the days when people could hold on to information, thinking that ”knowledge is power”.The speed of change means that unhelpful, competitive thinking is no longer desirable nor sensible. The era of openness...

Leadership is contagious

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leaders Blog Do you remember the ‘Bad’ and the ‘Good’ Culture Shapers from last week’s Future Leaders’ post?If not, check it out before you continue reading. Thanks!The reason leaders are such major culture shapers is that leadership...

Leadership = Impact = Culture

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leaders Blog Leadership is the act and art of influencing and impacting others.This means everyone is a leader.As the picture below shows, the impact you have starts from within. Powerful impact starts with self-leadership; how you think...

The Leader’s Guide to Impact

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog  What impact are you having on people around you?And what results does that impact create?Are they the results you want?Our new book “The Leader’s Guide to Impact” explores that topic of leadership impact and how...

Three steps to relationship mastery

From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leaders blog  No one can succeed alone. In fact, a major factor for the survival of our species over time has been, and continues to be, our ability to connect with and collaborate with others. So, building strong, collaborative,...

Chris Cooper’s radio show on Radio America

It was so interesting and so much fun to be on Chris Cooper’s radio show on Radio America last week, together with my colleague Steve Sharpe. Thanks for inviting us, Chris! Want to know more? Welcome to listen to the show here  ...