Moving forward with your people – but what to do?
Simon Spindler, Director, People and Performance Consulting With hopeful signs of an end to the crippling constraints of the pandemic, minds are turning towards what sort of ‘normal’ life we will get back to. For businesses, there are specific challenges around how to support and manage their people after the lockdowns and tier systems and their […]
Leadership for a change
By Professor David Pendleton, Program Director for High Performance Leadership (Live-online) Whenever I doubt the pace at which the world is changing, I remind myself that, in my lifetime, the world has entered the space age, personal computers were created, the internet and world wide web were created, social media have become commonplace, mobile phones were […]
Get a handle on delegation: Changing your perspective might yield better outcomes
By Denise Fryer, Co-Programme Director, Developing Management Practice, Henley Business School The attitude that: ‘It’ll take longer to explain to someone else how to do it, so it’s easier if I just do it myself,’ is not one that is generally productive in today’s collaborative business contexts. Two of the key aspects you might consider […]
Is your team fit to function in a virtual environment?
By Catherine Bardwell, TPC Leadership During the COVID-19 pandemic many organisations moved to home working for their staff, and even as businesses start opening back up their offices, there has been a significant shift in expectations about staff being present in the office Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. While this is a huge step […]
How to align your organisation in times of change
Drawing upon his latest book Jonathan Trevor, Programme Director of the Oxford Strategic Alignment Programme, provides helpful guidance for leaders on how to realign their businesses to thrive in times of change… The disruption stemming from the COVID-19 global pandemic presents leaders of established businesses with a rare opportunity to change the fundamentals of their […]
WEBINAR: HR Hindsights in 2020 – Lessons learnt by leaders in talent
You asked, and of course we deliver! Following the success of our interview with Mercedes-Benz’s Global Staffing & Recruiting Lead, where we got up close and personal into the making of their current employee engagement strategy… we are back with a bang and two more global giants; Spotify and PwC. And don’t worry, we’ve also bought with […]
Extraordinary leadership development from TPC Leadership
By TPC Leadership What is your organisation’s leadership challenge? “Due to Covid-19 and the move to home working, how can we ensure that our leaders remain effective in leading remotely?” “Are our people engaged with our organisational purpose?” “Is my team delivering what matters?” “How can we guarantee exceptional results from our leaders?” “How can […]
How empathy allows innovation and creativity to flourish
By Saïd Business School Female political leaders across the world have been admired for their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our conversations with female leaders across a range of industries suggest that empathy provides leaders with a tool and a buffer to lead amid the crisis. Here are the insights. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, female […]
How to be a good business leader post-lockdown
By Dr Lynda Shaw, Neuroscientist, Business Psychologist and Change Specialist Previous to COVID-19, good business leaders were perhaps associated with being transformational visionaries, workforce-centred role models with strong and extensive business experience and passion for what they did. Post lockdown we may well be looking for something else in our business leaders including empathy for […]
The importance of effective line management
Paydata discusses the strategies employers are putting in place to support line managers in getting the best out of their teams… It is imperative for managers to understand what matters to their team members, stressing the importance of actively listening to employees. Giving managers this toolkit promotes the wider business as a fair employer and […]