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What makes a high performing team?

Let’s face it: we’d all love to have, or be part of, a high-performing team. Just like we’d all love for our kids to get a brilliant education, for our friendships to be long-lasting or for our parents to have a happy and lifelong union. And yet when it comes to making it happen, of[...]

What does a high performing team look like, in this challenging economy and volatile global backdrop? A high performing team can’t be forged overnight, nor can it grow without its unique struggles and teething problems. You could argue that bumps in the road are what define a team’s success. The work of Brian Sholtes, Barbara[...]

Most entrepreneurs and leaders acknowledge the need to be ‘customer-led’. A recent study showed that in some cases 82% of customers would switch product or service provider after a bad experience. Yet most leaders will also recognise the tendency for decisions to become at least as much about internal demands and experiences. For we naturally[...]

Today the USA bids farewell to the most divisive US President in living memory. You’ve probably noticed. Whilst many will feel relief at the ending of his chaotic time in office, it must be admitted that in both garnering 74 million re-election votes, and then convincing a fair chunk of those voters that their ‘victory’[...]

I hazard a guess that the word “resilience” has been used more in the year 2020 than it has in the last decade. After all, in 2020 we’ve needed to dig deeper than most previous years in our lives. One could argue that it’s fast becoming one of those overused words. Words that become ‘trendy’[...]

In a nod towards Pride Month, Equal Talent co-founder, Amanda Davie shares a celebration of her own journey of Pride.

What will eased lockdown restrictions look like for people returning to work? Leaders will need to build trust and safety if they are to have any chance of success.

How are you feeling as a leader right now? When our team of coaches ask this of our clients there has been one response expressed across the board since the first cases of coronavirus were diagnosed in their towns and cities: “I am feeling anxious”. Some of these leaders can express how they feel –[...]

At the beginning of March, a word barely used for more than 100 years came back into our lexicon. Furlough, “a leave of absence”, was last used in 1908 to describe military personnel home on leave. Now, it’s a word that is familiar far beyond the reach of the HR department. Research by the Resolution[...]

“Who runs the world? Girls.” According to Beyoncé at least. And we’re certainly not going to argue with her. And it is the natural pecking order, after all woman creates man. But oh that this were true. As proud feminists, it’s the view that both Amanda Davie and Catherine Smith champion in their work at[...]

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What makes a high performing team?

What do teams need from their Leader?

How to Lead a Business That Truly Listens to Customers

Trump, Ethics and Effectiveness

The key to Resilience isn’t a popular one

Celebrating my journey of Pride

Returning to work after lockdown – the skills leaders need to succeed

Leaders with good emotional intelligence will rise to the top after Covid-19

Leading Through Furlough – The Three Leadership Challenges

What makes an exceptional female entrepreneur and business leader?

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