When uncertainty is everywhere, it can feel easy to share messages and assume that everyone has taken the same interpretation of what you’ve said. But when you get a team together, it can often become very clear that everyone has a different view of the same thing - and that means they can’t move forward. Influence and giving people the space to make sense of things together, can make a big difference in understanding how and where different perspectives are having an impact.
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January often seems busy and noisy, full of new resolutions and big intentions. But for many leaders in this first week back at work, it’s less about momentum and more about starting steadily and making sure the right things are in place.
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Things change but so many things stay the same. As we wrap up 2025, here are just five of the things that I see never really change, however uncertain the world gets.
Read MoreThe September wobble - when resignations and change fatigue collide
September is one of the times of year when organisations see more people leaving - and they are often not the people you want to see go. If people are on the edge of deciding to stay or go, then the fatigue of change might be the thing that pushes them over. But, there are ways that leaders can engage with their teams to reduce the likelihood of that happening.
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