Leadership Today

The self-fulfilling prophecy describes how our expectations of others can lead them to act in a way that confirms those expectations. As leaders it’s time to reset our expectations so we can get the best out of our people and stop holding them back.

Being able to effectively manage change is an essential skill for any leader. In this episode we explore the stages of change that people work through, and what they need from their leaders to support the change.

Learning new things can be painful. Understand why that’s the case can help us, both as learners and leaders, to become more effective. This week we look at a framework to help us understand the predictable stages of learning, and what that requires from us as leaders.

Conflict - love it or hate it, you’re going to end up facing conflict at some point. In this episode we discuss some ways of tackling conflict head on.

As we prepare for 2019, we're taking the opportunity to replay some of our most popular episodes from 2018. Enjoy!

As we prepare for 2019, we're taking the opportunity to replay some of our most popular episodes from 2018. Enjoy!

As we prepare for 2019, we're taking the opportunity to replay some of our most popular episodes from 2018. Enjoy!

As we prepare for 2019, we're taking the opportunity to replay some of our most popular episodes from 2018. Enjoy!

As the end of the year fast approaches, we take a look at goal setting - something we all know a lot about, and yet we’re lousy at it. Here are four ideas that might help.

This week we explore the links between optimism and resilience, using the example of a terrifying real life hang gliding experience.

As leaders, there’s always a risk of blaming people rather than processes. This week we look at a technique that helps us to avoid playing the blame game.

As leaders, we almost always have great intentions, but our intent isn’t always the same as our impact. In this episode we explore three principles for leaders when thinking about intent versus impact.

Having a mentor provides a wide range of benefits beyond development, including higher pay, more promotions and greater career satisfaction. But asking for a mentor isn’t always easy or the best approach. 

What can prisoners teach us about performance ratings? And how can we better measure performance and support development as leaders? Check out the research and some ideas that will help improve the way you lead.

In this week’s podcast we explore what leaders can learn from the way surgical teams manage complexity.