The other side of the leadership coin is followership – one cannot exist without the other, but the latter is perhaps not so well explored and understood. We understand the notion that we are all called to be leaders at times, according to context, need and appropriate skills and knowledge, but recognising ourselves as followers? Does it feel great to class ourselves as a follower? Followership is not about acquiescence; it is about empowerment. It is about recognising that y

I have been fortunate this week to be not exactly present as history is made, but co-located with it at the very least. Working with a client in Midtown New York this week has given me the fantastic opportunity to get a sense of the response to the outcome of the Presidential election. Donald Trump has succeeded in gaining the presidency, and right now half of the nation is invigorated, and the other half is downhearted, fearful even. What all sides have to deal with now is u

Organisational culture is a challenge that people can be very fearful of – either they feel it’s an impossible task to overcome, that it’s just too nebulous to get hold of, or that it should be treated as something that is organic and left to grow by itself. Relax – getting a grip on culture is within your reach; all you need to do is step back and recognise what it’s constructed from. Culture is the product of three basic things: What we do How we do it Why we do it The firs