A survey released today showed that the UK public has very little confidence in the information that it is receiving about the CV-19 crisis. Surprisingly, to some, the Government came out as well as the more reputable media, and...
It is hard to imagine ourselves being creative when we are in what feels like a crisis. However, the same rules apply here as at any time, and let’s be honest people have come through crises far worse than this in the...
Anxiety is a natural response to situations that we anticipate in the future, where we believe that we are unable to control things around us, and the possible consequence of that is that we will be hurt. This week, I was...
By Deborah Leipziger Albert Einstein wrote that “the world as we created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” How can we change our thinking to promote sustainability? How...
Imagine it is 2040. We have achieved the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We have ended hunger and poverty and achieved gender equality. Everyone has access to clean water and sanitation. We have created a...
The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting a global economy that was already stuttering. Growth was slowing in a range of countries, exacerbated by trade disputes, uncertain negotiations and growing indebtedness. The global pandemic...
While we learn to trust people who have largely been led before, yet need less direction now, it is time to consider engaging even more with those closest to us organisationally as well as domestically. At home, patterns of...
Let’s consider the world of an organisation forced to change its operations, telling its 250 staff to work from home. The leaders know every employee by name and ought to know a few things about their personal...
We are leading in unprecedented circumstances. We do not know the answers to the millions of questions going around in our heads and the heads of those who look up to us. Nor do we know how this is all going...
Directors should not take anything for granted, including the expectations and support of their stakeholders and societies and communities in which they operate. They should periodically reassess the purpose and visions of the...
