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The cutting edge of leadership and management innovation, in brief
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Hot Topic
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A key topic for great leadership, right now.

High performance
management

The latest ideas and fresh thinking from around the world.

Innovation
leadership

New findings on building the innovative enterprise.

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Guest expert shares their latest insights on the future of leadership

Recent Hot Topics
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Influence Challenging Stakeholders

As our business and role progresses, we often have the possibility to meet and work with different people, organisations and stakeholders. This allows us to explore different skills around communication and negotiation, and to benefit from new relationships with other parties. Although we all wish these relationships were ideal, we can find ourselves working with difficult clients and stakeholders. If this is the case, how can we best work with our stakeholders to bring out the best outcomes?

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KnowledgeBrief

February 2023

Be a Leader People Want to Follow
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Be a Leader People Want to Follow

The question of what makes a good leader is one that continues to interest and spark debate within contemporary business research and practice. Among the multitude of qualities we perceive to be desirable for a leader to possess, credibility is the one most frequently referred to as “the foundation of leadership”. We hope this Hot Topic will stimulate both discussion and self-reflection regarding the ways in which we can all work toward enhancing our credibility as leaders.

KnowledgeBrief

January 2023

Build Individual and Organisational Resilience
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Build Individual and Organisational Resilience

In this Hot Topic, we explore the characteristics, outcomes, and potential effects of a coercive leadership style. We will shed light on how to bounce back from adversity by building resilience within yourself and your organisation.

KnowledgeBrief

November 2022

Find your Leadership Voice
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Find your Leadership Voice

In this Hot Topic, we will raise awareness on how we communicate from both a physical and psychological perspective. We will stimulate self-reflection on how you can best enhance your voice and find your own unique sound of leadership to build influence and credibility for a lasting impact.

KnowledgeBrief

October 2022

Create Value from the Ecosystem
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Create Value from the Ecosystem

Ecosystem has entered the vernacular of everyday business. Terms such as “business ecosystem,” “collaboration ecosystem” and “economic ecosystem” are now being used universally as people seek to articulate the future of business and customer interactions. But an ecosystem reflects much more than a network and it differs fundamentally from a market.

KnowledgeBrief

August 2022

Change People’s Minds without the Facts
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Change People’s Minds without the Facts

How often have you presented an argument – backed up facts, figures and robust research – but have failed to convince people? The evidence should speak for itself, right? The simple answer is that facts and rational arguments aren’t very good at altering people’s beliefs. Humans’ are just too prone to adopt short cuts in their decision-making process to be persuaded by mere fact. This Hot Topic looks into dealing with fake-facts and the art of arguing for the evidence.

KnowledgeBrief

July 2022

Understand the Perception of Fairness in the Workplace
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Understand the Perception of Fairness in the Workplace

The concept of organisational justice focuses on the effect that social relationships in the working environment have on performance. The theory behind this is that an individual’s perception of fairness, relating to aspects of their work, influences their behaviour. This, in turn, can lead to either negative or positive outcomes in terms of performance. This means that the adoption of fair principles has potential positive effects on both organisational performance and employees’ wellbeing.

KnowledgeBrief

June 2022

Develop Organisational Creativity and Entrepreneurship
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Develop Organisational Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship represents the capacity to create, develop, organise and ultimately manage a successful business. Whilst the term has become widely synonymous with the development of new and emergent business ideas, entrepreneurship is also a process which can be utilised to enhance processes within the structures of existing organisations.

KnowledgeBrief

May 2022

Apply Performance Psychology in the Workplace
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Apply Performance Psychology in the Workplace

Sport and performance psychology has received a growing interest, not only in the sporting world, but also in the world of business. Many of the psychological attributes required for an athlete or team to excel in sport have been regarded as similar to those exhibited in individuals and teams who tend to excel in the workplace. We hope this Hot Topic will capture your interest and get you thinking about how you can harness the power of performance psychology to enhance your own working practices

KnowledgeBrief

March 2022

How we can help

Become a Leader Your Employees Want To Follow

Become a Leader Your Employees Want To Follow

What makes a great leader?

Creating a Happier and Healthier Workforce

Creating a Happier and Healthier Workforce

Sustain a positive and psychologically healthy workforce

Better Management Training, Better Results

Better Management Training, Better Results

Our professional development courses are available to individuals or teams. Funded via the apprenticeship levy, the UK’s government apprenticeship scheme.

Essential Training to Grow Your Small Business

Essential Training to Grow Your Small Business

You can now get the same leadership, management and customer service training as the world’s most successful companies – funded via the government apprenticeship levy.

Maximise your Apprenticeship Levy

Maximise your Apprenticeship Levy

The Apprenticeship Levy, now in its third year, can on the face of it appear complex and inflexible and is often overlooked as a solution to recurring HR and L&D challenges. The good news is, the Levy doesn’t have to be disruptive at all.

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