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Conducting brilliance: Harmonise your leadership with diversity of thinking

Liz Whitfield 19 February 2024 No Comments

Just as a brilliant conductor brings together a variety of instruments and musicians to create a harmonious symphony; so brilliant business leaders, leverage the strengths and differences across their teams [...]

Business person running on hamster wheel

Running a business can feel like running on a hamster wheel…

Liz Whitfield 21 November 2023 No Comments

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN TO STEP OFF AND REVIEW WHERE YOU ARE GOING? As we approach the end of the year, thoughts of a new year can bring a [...]

Being a business leader can sometimes feel like you are freefalling!

Liz Whitfield 31 August 2023 No Comments

At times running a successful business is like jumping from a plane… seeing the bigger picture can lead to a sense of excitement and exhilaration, counter-balanced with a fear of [...]

Embed autonomy and decision making within your leadership team

Liz Whitfield 20 June 2023 No Comments

EMBED AUTONOMY AND DECISION MAKING WITHIN YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM A topic that often comes up when working with clients is ‘How to embed autonomy and decision making within the leadership [...]

Are you confident that your succession plans will get everyone over the line?

Liz Whitfield 3 May 2023 No Comments

We all know it makes good business sense to have succession plans. Even if you have no intention of retiring or selling yet, a business with a robust structure and [...]

Good Teamwork is greater than the sum of the parts

Liz Whitfield 14 January 2023 No Comments

Do you have excellent directors sat around your Boardroom table? All experienced in their own right? All wanting the best for the business? Yes… but… Are they all working together [...]

Growth isn’t just about the numbers

Liz Whitfield 1 November 2022 No Comments

It is easy to see an increase in reported sales figures and believe it is a good thing – even when we know that profit is a better measure. But [...]

Two heads are better than one

Liz Whitfield 31 October 2022 No Comments

It’s lonely at the top The traditional view of leadership has been of one person at the ‘top’, providing guidance, direction and motivation to those ‘below’ (whether that’s leadership of [...]

Four people each sharing their light bulb moments

How well do you really know your team?

Liz Whitfield 30 June 2022 No Comments

‘Every advance, every conceptual achievement of mankind, has been connected with an advance in self-awareness’ Dr Carl Jung When your people truly understand themselves, the potential of your business goes [...]

The benefits of thinking out loud

Liz Whitfield 30 April 2022 No Comments

We all have inner voices chattering away to ourselves silently. We think, we judge, we imagine. It’s all going on, on the inside. We think about everyday things, we think [...]

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