We’ve worked with executive and operational teams around the world for more than 15 years now. Across industries. Across cultures. Across leadership teams. Recently, we paused to look back at the data.
Today, 55 years ago Neil Armstrong and the crew from Apollo 11 returned from the moon and splashed safely into the Pacific Ocean. This moment represented a monumental achievement in human progress. But how did it come about?
"We live in unusually tough times” I heard the leader say as we worked with her top team to prepare for the year ahead. She’s right. These are unusually tough times. There is plenty of uncertainty around and this makes teamwork more important than ever.
Can you help us build a High-Performance Team? This is the question I am most often asked. To do so requires the willingness and courage to get a few basic things right and it starts with the leader of the team.
I spent the afternoon last week at the Natural History Museum in London. This time I came to seek inspiration from the 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards.
There are 7 chronic dilemmas that persistently plague organisations. Many of them have been around for a long time. They drain the spirit of the enterprise and turn the organisation into doing business with itself.
Get your Executive Team to work better together. This 1 thing will have the biggest impact on your organisation’s performance this year.
When I was in my early twenties, frustrated, uncertain, and a little lost in the machinery of a large corporate, I asked a mentor a simple question: “What is the ideal age to be in a corporate?” He paused, thought for a while, and then answered with confidence: “Thirty-five.”
Leadership at the executive level comes with weighty expectations: drive results, align strategies, lead change. But beneath the surface lies a quieter kind of work. It’s less visible, more personal, and just as vital.
In January 2025, Gallup confirmed what many of us already felt - employee engagement has crashed to its lowest point in a decade. Only 31% of employees are engaged. That means 7 in 10 people are just going through the motions. It’s the worst for workers younger than 35.
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