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Starting well as a new CEO/Leader
This is a really helpful article by McKinsey on how to get off to a good start as a new CEO: https://bit.ly/Aspire113 I particularly like...
Ian Kirkby
Nov 18, 20221 min read


Guest Blog - The Leader as a Listener
My thanks to Taz Ahmad for another guest blog on leadership. In this blog, Taz considers the importance of being an active listener. A...
Ian Kirkby
Nov 15, 20224 min read


Addressing Common Leadership Issues - Pt6: Making Effective Decisions
This is the sixth in a series of blogs in which we will look at some of the common issues faced by modern leaders and how they can be...
Ian Kirkby
Aug 24, 20228 min read


Addressing Common Leadership Issues – Pt4: Building High-Performance Boards and Teams
This is the fourth in a series of blogs in which we will look at some of the common issues faced by modern leaders and how they can be...
Ian Kirkby
Jul 26, 20226 min read


Podcast - Leadership Styles and Dealing With Stress
Really enjoyed being interviewed by Scott Challinor of The Leaders Council. Scott asked about leadership styles, how to exercise...
Ian Kirkby
Jul 22, 20221 min read


Addressing Common Leadership Issues - Pt3: Difficult Conversations
This is the third in a series of blogs in which we will look at some of the common issues faced by modern leaders and how they can be...
Ian Kirkby
Jul 12, 20225 min read


Addressing Common Leadership Issues - Pt2: Conflict
This is the second in a series of blogs in which we will look at some of the common issues faced by modern leaders and how they can be...
Ian Kirkby
Jul 4, 20226 min read


Addressing Common Leadership Issues - Pt1: Impostor Syndrome
This is the first in a series of blogs in which we will look at some of the common issues faced by modern leaders and how they can be...
Ian Kirkby
Jun 28, 20226 min read


What is your Culture (and is it working for you)?
As Peter Drucker once famously said: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." It is not that defining an organisation's mission (purpose),...
Ian Kirkby
Jun 14, 20224 min read


Leading for Effect
The business benefits from having positively engaged staff are irrefutable and well documented (see, for example, the MacLeod report into...
Ian Kirkby
May 19, 20222 min read


Guest Blog: 5 Qualities All Effective Leaders Have in Common - by Taseer (Taz) Ahmad
Thanks to my friend, Taz, for this guest blog in which he highlights some of the qualities of effective leaders. Business leaders are the...
Ian Kirkby
Feb 21, 20224 min read


Leading a Hybrid Team
How do you lead a hybrid team? The vast majority of clients and other contacts I have are moving towards a hybrid working model and it...
Ian Kirkby
Nov 24, 20211 min read


Are you Ready for the Next Big Crisis?
If there is one skill that leaders and businesses are going to need in ever-increasing measure, it is adaptability. This excellent...
Ian Kirkby
Sep 14, 20211 min read


How Much do you Trust Your Team?
I have often noted how trust is the foundation of any long-lasting, high-performance board or team. This excellent article by HBR asks...
Ian Kirkby
Sep 1, 20212 min read


Organisational Health: What it is, why it matters and how to develop it
Here is my latest article on LinkedIn (LI truncated the text!): https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/organisational-health-what-why-matters-how...
Ian Kirkby
Jul 27, 20211 min read


"Culture eats strategy for breakfast!" - So how can you grow a high-performance culture?
Those famous words by Peter Drucker, the consultant widely regarded as the father of modern management thinking, have been proved true...
Ian Kirkby
Jul 8, 20212 min read


Can you Really Trust Your Remote Teams?
Hybrid or remote working is here to stay for many organisations, but can you really trust your staff to apply themselves just as much at...
Ian Kirkby
Jul 6, 20211 min read


Hybrid Working Strategy
Many companies are evaluating their options regarding working from home. The most common solution emerging is for hybrid working:...
Ian Kirkby
Jun 30, 20211 min read


The Effect of the Pandemic on Employee Engagement.
Engaged employees are those who are motivated at work and actively seek to promote their organisations' interests. The business benefits...
Ian Kirkby
Jun 21, 20212 min read


Making Remote Teams More Effective
Even after Covid, remote teams will be here to stay. In reality, the lockdown only accelerated an already clear trend towards remote and...
Ian Kirkby
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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