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I write about leadership, coaching, culture, change and sustainable high performance. The aim is to make sense of what’s happening in organisations in a way that’s practical and useful for senior leaders and HR/OD professionals.
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Burnout – The Silent Killer of Executive Effectiveness

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...

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The Overlooked Foundations of Executive Performance

The Overlooked Foundations of Executive Performance

In the push for profits and results, senior leaders often ignore the human fundamentals that make peak performance possible: nutrition, sleep, and mental well-being. However, research is clear that these factors profoundly affect cognitive function, decision-making,...

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Leadership and trust-based outcome measures

Leadership and trust-based outcome measures

Trust-based scientific studies and organisational outcome measures provide a compelling new way to monitor and improve your organisational health, but can we benefit before we’ve created a safe space for conversation?

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What IS Organisational Culture?

What IS Organisational Culture?

What IS Organisational Culture? And Can You REALLY Change it? An organisation’s culture could be the key to unlocking stability and growth. Yet it’s a multi-layered topic. Here’s my take on what it is, and why it matters. Organisational culture can affect every aspect...

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Gestalt Organisational Development

Gestalt Organisational Development

Gestalt is a German word. The closest translation is ‘whole’, ‘pattern’ or ‘form’. It has the sense that meaning cannot be found from breaking things down into parts but rather from the appreciation of the whole. In other words, Gestalt is a holistic process. It...

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