Effective Leadership

October 20, 2025

Benefits of Thinking Backwards

What if the smartest way forward isn’t forward at all? Author Thomas Oppong explores mental inversion – a powerful strategy for solving problems by flipping your thinking. Instead of asking how to succeed, ask what would make you fail. The answers might change how you approach decisions, creativity, and clarity.

June 6, 2025

Be a Spacious Leader

What if the best leaders aren’t the loudest or the busiest, but the ones who know when to step back? Spacious leadership is about more than giving direction, it’s about giving room. In this article, workplace strategist Tracy Brower introduces a leadership style built on humility, empowerment, and well-being, where making space for others (and yourself) leads to stronger teams and more sustainable success.

May 12, 2025

Leading with Systemic Intelligence

Most strategies fail not because they’re flawed, but because they ignore the hidden dynamics at play. In this Fast Company article, Tony Martignetti introduces “systemic intelligence” – a deeper way of understanding organizational behaviour beyond charts and KPIs. If you want to lead with insight and impact, learning to read the emotional and relational undercurrents in your team might be your most powerful tool.

April 16, 2025

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CEOs Advice for Leading

In Fast Company Daily, Stephanie Mehta gathers insights from 14 CEOs on leading through high uncertainty—from economic shifts to global instability. Their advice includes focusing on clear communication, supporting employees, making data-driven decisions, and embracing long-term thinking. Leaders are urged to stay grounded, lead with purpose, and view crises as opportunities to innovate and strengthen their organizations.

April 16, 2025

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Become a Self-Aware Leader

Kellogg School of Management’s Karen Cates and Brenda Ellington Booth outline four practical ways leaders can build self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Published in Kellogg Insight Weekly, the article highlights how reflection, feedback, and intentional adaptation can help leaders grow, strengthen their teams, and add greater value to their organizations.

February 20, 2025

Wise Leaders Listen First

One misstep taught author Levi King from Entrepreneur Magazine a hard lesson: confidence isn’t always wisdom, and the right advice – heard in time – can change everything. Want to get ahead? Try listening. Truly hearing others can transform both business and personal success.

November 28, 2024

Adapting a Situational Framework

Leaders, true fairness and success come from recognizing that treating everyone the same isn’t always the answer. In this article, Ken Blanchard reveals how to use a situational framework to adapt your leadership style to each team member’s unique development level, striking the right balance of directive and supportive behaviours to drive growth and achieve outstanding results.

November 8, 2024

The Power of Listening

Recent research from Zenger Folkman shows that highly trusted leaders are more effective. But how can leaders build this trust? Through a simple yet powerful skill: listening. Listening is not merely being silent while another is talking. Being an effective listener begins with your mindset.

September 13, 2024

Be a More Generous Leader

This Entrepreneur Magazine article shows how giving generously to your employees – of your time, energy, enthusiasm, caring and financial impact – can help build a stronger team and a stronger business.