Category: lead by example

It’s not just women who need the help to work flexibly

Many organisations have worked very hard over recent years to have excellent family friendly policies that are available to both partners. There are excellent examples of organisations that are progressive and flexible. Those same employers have sophisticated comms programmes to ensure that they are well known throughout their organisations. And yet.

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What to do when things go to sh*t

We know that contagion of emotions is real. So if you’re coming into work and trying to lead your team whilst your life is falling down around you, it’s very likely that sense of panic and disarray will transfer to your team too. So, this stuff matters – both for you and for the impact it has on those around you.

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HR won’t help you

Ultimately, it is more about the sorts of organisations we want to have going forward. What we expect of our leaders. What sort of culture we want to be known for. And whether we believe the evidence that the ways that we interact with each other impacts on how profitable, efficient and productive our organisations are.

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CEO’s behaving badly

It’s almost as though the boards make the calculation that the value/experience/brand that the CEO brings is worth more than the poor behaviour. That they can tolerate the poor behaviour because of their performance in other areas.

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