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Team Charters. Old hat or absolute essentials?

June 24, 2019
/ business leadership teamwork
/ By lucy barkas

Let’s talk Team Charters. I can see your eyes rolling now. Not another HR initiative. I have done exactly the same in the past. A set of rules and principles, handed to me or posted on a wall

This is how to manage me – a generational view

May 20, 2019
/ business empowerment
/ By lucy barkas

In our work we hear more concerns from leaders about the changing dynamics of the workplace. They struggle to connect with the younger millennials, and worry that the older boomers are stuck and resistant

5 ways to win by focusing on people

April 22, 2019
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

If everything is about AI and technology, then why worry about people? It makes no sense right? well we all know than an organisation is made up of people and happy people work better, smarter, more creatively

Will coaching really help my business?

April 15, 2019
/ coaching leadership
/ By lucy barkas

We have been using coaching as a core skill in leadership and team performance for over 20 years. Back then it was a new concept, some might have even thought of it as a fad, but it has stood the test

What would you like to create today?

April 3, 2019
/ coaching leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Leadership is a state of being. It is a daily intention, a life purpose, a gift. You get to decide how you will lead your life, how you will think, how you will react to your feelings and how you will

Why GenX leaders and GenZ employees will be the future of business

March 11, 2019
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Boomers and Millennials get all of the spotlight so I want to shine a new light on two groups of people who really are defining what the future of work looks like. Right now GenerationX leaders account

Forbes celebrates purpose driven businesses and we are featured

March 4, 2019
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

For as long as I can remember I have always been driven by a social conscience. I remember being deeply moved by the Ethiopian famine when I was just 5 years old and wanting to become a missionary. I

Understand the brain to unlock human capability in your business

February 14, 2019
/ coaching empowerment leadership learning trust
/ By lucy barkas

We work with a range of leaders and industries. Some are what you would call left sided brains, others are on the right. What we often see in engineering, manufacturing and operational based companies

BBC interview with Lucy Barkas on leadership

January 17, 2019
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Over the past few months Lucy has appeared on BBC Radio Five Live, BBC radio Wales, Coventry, Hereford and Worcester and Sky News. This is the latest interview aired on 17th January 2019. Lucy “I’m