Use your Apprenticeship Levy funds to train tomorrow’s managers

Apprenticeship

We can all probably think of a bad manager or two who we have encountered during our careers. There are a variety of things that can make someone a bad manager: a lack of communication skills, bad work ethic, or simply being uninspiring. Whatever the reason, at its root is often a lack of basic […]

Leadership and Change: meeting the wall of resistance

Leadership

It is easy to say that change needs leadership. But with change programmes failing, or never even getting off the ground to start with, what kind of leadership is it that enables change and brings innovation past the wall of resistance? It might be tempting to take a sledgehammer to the wall, just as it […]

Why is Grit and Resilience Important for Leaders?

resilience

In business, leaders are looked upon with respect, and usually are where employees look to when in need of guidance or inspiration. When we think of jobs which require grit and resilience we may think of labour intensive work such as farming, construction, mining as well as office- based roles such as sales where resilience […]