Think back to the last time you felt really pleased* with your work. What caused you to be pleased? Did you produce some really good quality work - a design, a report, an ad campaign? Or did you make something ...
In my 25 years as a business psychologist, I've worked with a lot of businesses, particularly mid-sized companies, and it's surprising just how few of them have a decent strategy. By 'a decent strategy' I mean that the business knows ...
I don't think of myself as much of a risk taker. I'm generally fairly cautious - no high risk investments, Vegas holidays or adventure sports for me. But recently I've noticed just how risky some of my behaviour can be. ...
In November I wrote the first of a two-part series looking at the climate crisis in a work context. It explored the psychological barriers that stop us even thinking about the subject and ended with a promise that next time ...
Resilience. There's a topic that's had loads of airtime over the last year. How resilient are you? How do you improve your resilience? I wrote about it myself just a few months ago. But what do we really mean by ...
This is not an ordinary blog post, it's a space to collect resources that may be useful to leaders in this time of crisis. The first resource is the free Primary Colours Covid-19 Leadership Survival Guide which I have devised ...
If you're a leader, how do you find focus at a time like this? It's unlikely you've ever faced such a significant challenge. You may be in a front line organisation with staff in personal danger; you may be worried ...
What makes some people more successful in their careers, particularly leadership careers, than others? It's tempting to answer that by considering the attributes of successful people. Generally, they are smart enough to handle the complexity inherent in a senior ...
This is the final instalment of an exploration of one person's leadership coaching experience. This is a real client, who kindly agreed to become a case study, with details changed to maintain his anonymity. "Andrew" was the newly appointed MD ...
This is the second instalment of an exploration of one person's leadership coaching experience. This is a real client, who kindly agreed to become a case study, with details changed to maintain his anonymity. "Andrew" was the newly appointed MD ...
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