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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
Research

Understand luck to succeed

Two people are in a race, and one wins. Did the individual win because of his or her skill or because of luck? What causes some people to be more successful than others? We tend to believe that those who are most successful must have done something right to deserve all the attention and rewards – the individual must have won because of his or her ability, not because the other person was having an off day.

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July 2020

Build Resilience and Adaptability to Bounce Forward
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Build Resilience and Adaptability to Bounce Forward

In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, organisations are under continuous pressure to navigate uncertainty, technological disruption, and socio-political change. Success now depends not just on operational efficiency, but on a leadership mindset capable of anticipating change, adapting quickly, and building enterprise-wide resilience.

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June 2020

Apply the Principles of Persuasion
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Apply the Principles of Persuasion

How persuasive, inspirational and motivational are you? We all seek to influence the decisions and behaviours of others: persuasion is a fundamental skill when it comes to triggering movements – be it inspiring your team to take action, convincing your customers to choose your product, or attracting investors to back up your project. So, how is successful persuasion best achieved?

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May 2020

Improve organisational performance with gamification
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Improve organisational performance with gamification

Imagine the following: you sit down, ready to get in a few minutes of playing your favourite video game. You look at the time and suddenly realise that you spent hours making ridiculous faces and moving like a contortionist while trying to reach the top of that leaderboard. Where did the time go? Why are games so engaging, and how can you replicate them in the work environment?

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KnowledgeBrief

April 2020

Create a Culture of Belonging
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Create a Culture of Belonging

Like food and shelter, a sense of belonging is a fundamental human need. In today’s culturally and age-diverse workplace, the need to feel connected to others and accepted as a group member is more important than ever. If leaders are to not only survive, but thrive in this new era of innovation and disruption, it is essential they learn to embrace these changes and foster a culture of belonging.

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March 2020

Rewire your brain for agility and resilience
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Rewire your brain for agility and resilience

Today more than ever, companies across sectors are scrambling to adjust the demands of our fast-changing world. We all strive to reinvent the way we operate and innovate. In this ever-shifting culture, it is easy to forget that while everything else has changed, the way our brains operate has remained the same.

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February 2020

Trigger Innovation and Creativity through Play
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Trigger Innovation and Creativity through Play

When was the last time you played? As we grow older, we are told to be serious, professional and composed, and that playing is an activity meant only for children. Psychologically, this raises a few concerns because human beings, and animals, are born and designed to play. It is in our nature to explore the world in different ways and have fun with it.

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January 2020

Building A Future–Ready Organisation
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Building A Future–Ready Organisation

Predicting the future is not an easy task, nor is it realistically achievable. And yet leaders have always been eager to see into the future and ask themselves: What are the prospects for future success? What external factors will influence the business in six months, a year, two decades?

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December 2019

Unleash Talent Using Sport Psychology
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Unleash Talent Using Sport Psychology

With the increasingly fierce competition to attract and retain great talent, leaders are faced with the question: how do we retain talent? And when is it time to let that talent go? Is there a right way? Surprisingly, most companies get this wrong. And yet, career transitions – whether expected or not – are inevitable throughout the trajectory of our working life. These shifts are commonplace in sport and, if done well, can leave your culture and performance in a better place.

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November 2019

Explore your Customers' Hidden Needs
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Explore your Customers' Hidden Needs

In this Hot Topic, we will shed light on some of the non-traditional methods that you can use to capture your customers’ imagination and unveil their hidden needs. We hope this month’s Hot Topic will help you gain deeper, original insights on product positioning and messaging.

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October 2019

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Become a Leader Your Employees Want To Follow

Become a Leader Your Employees Want To Follow

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Creating a Happier and Healthier Workforce

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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

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