Managing conflict: The DNA factor
Last week our leadership and business development program delegates had a Masterclass with Professor Carole Howorth on managing conflict in business,...
Leading Change: The Story of Transformational Change in a Family Business
Multi-award winning Cotteswold Dairy is one of the most widely known and recognised family businesses in Gloucestershire.
With its distinctive blue and...
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How can business be a force for good in the world?
Every business can press the re-set button.
Voices around the world, young and old, are declaring a...
Leadership Shadow
In last week’s blog we looked at the importance of self-awareness in leadership and shared steps that can be taken to develop and increase your own...
Building a key ingredient for leadership success
Self-awareness is often described as the single most important quality for effective leadership. Daniel Goleman, who popularised the concept of emotional...
SkillBuild: Encouraging Mastery in the Workplace
A study by McKinsey in 2021 identified what it referred to as ‘The Great Attrition’ with a record number of employees looking to leave their jobs. When...
Take the LEAD™
At this time of year, thoughts often turn to plans for the future and many of us make promises (resolutions) to ourselves – to get fit, to eat better, to...
Do Something Different
Last week we hosted our inaugural Q+ Showcase Masterclass for almost 100 leaders from businesses across the South West and Midlands. At the end of the...
Taking Time Out to Lead
An employed manager sees leadership connected with a successful career, it’s an aspiration to be seen as an effective leader. They learn to lead,...
The Benefits of Work-Based Learning
‘Every day’s a school day’ the saying goes. And, where are most people every day? At work, and the workplace is a treasure trove of potential learning and...