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Learn how to be an extravert, advises the Sutton Trust in a recent report. If you are outgoing and jolly then doors will open for you. You will have better job prospects and a more successfu...

If you’re one of those world-weary cynical types, it may be time to rethink your stance on mindfulness – because it’s not a fad, or the latest trend. It’s here to stay. Companies which encou...

We have all heard these words said by leaders, and now we even see them commonly espoused as corporate values. 'We prize our people’ ‘Our people are key’ ‘Our people are our greatest asset' ...

Often these days I hear people say ‘Oh, I don’t do small talk’. Small talk has a big bad reputation! It can bring us out in a cold sweat as we remember awkward networking events where we str...

It’s a fact that every single team, in every single department, in every single organisation across the world has some issues to deal with. There is no such thing as the perfect team – there...

You may consider yourself a great leader, with a team who respects you and does as you ask, but one of the key currencies that teams trade on is trust. If trust isn’t shared between the team...

As a leader, I bet that you can easily categorise the members of your team if I ask you to. Who are the office heroes, who are the extras and who are the dreaded working dead, the office zom...

I find myself reflecting on what it means to join a company where you’re a senior leader – but also a newbie. It’s a strange mix. Striking the balance between being ready and willing to soak...