Most HR directors I work with have, at some point, commissioned work on psychological safety. The survey gets run, the workshops happen, the team's scores improve. Six months later, the executive team is still avoiding the difficult conversation they need to have. Or,...
Category: Sustainable performance under pressure
Burnout – The Silent Killer of Executive Effectiveness
Ambitious, high-achieving leaders are often seen as invincible – until burnout brings them to a breaking point. Burnout is more than feeling tired or stressed; it’s a chronic occupational syndrome defined by three dimensions: overwhelming exhaustion, cynicism or...
How to Create (and Maintain) Organisational Resilience in a Time of Covid
The disruption caused by Covid-19 has forced abrupt change on and in organisations throughout the UK. It’s been unexpected and unwelcome in equal measure. With workplace doors shut, there’s been a transformation in office culture. Has your business weathered the...
The toxic effects of high-pressure cultures (Part One)
Surviving in competitive markets is a question of building high-pressure cultures focussed on bottom line results. Encouraging people to be cut throat and take-no-prisoners to ensure financial success. Right? As you might expect from the way I phrased it, this is...




