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Leadership Retreats: A Necessity, Not a Luxury

January 10, 2023
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

The world of business can be relentless and overwhelming and the idea of a leadership retreat can feel like a luxury. It is no surprise that leaders are often kept busy with competing demands, time pressures,

Why meetings fail and how to make them more productive

January 10, 2023
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

The Story:Meeting fatigue is real. According to a survey, 70% of people dread them, with “lack of clarity” and "waste of time" being the main pain points. Inefficient meetings are everywhere,

Help, my staff are quiet quitting

January 3, 2023
/ empowerment leadership team trust vision
/ By lucy barkas

The Story Talking with a friend, he shared how he had hired someone a year ago with hopes of making them the Manager, proactive succession planning. He knew I would be pleased that he had been

New Year New You?

January 3, 2023
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

New Year ResolutionsI don't like to admit to setting resolutions because generally they are impossible to keep. Alas I do. I can't help it. New year is a new start so I, like many, reflect on what

What employee engagement is not

November 22, 2022
/ empowerment leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Employee engagement has been buzzing around for the past 20 years and has so many interpretations it is easy to get a little confused by the topic. Employee engagement is not a perk, a benefit scheme

What you need to know when leading 4 generations in the workplace

November 2, 2022
/ business generations leadership LeaderX team
/ By lucy barkas

The generational landscape I remember talking with a senior leadership team back in 2015 who were perplexed with the younger generation. They didn't understand what they wanted or why they didn't

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Hybrid working and work life integration

September 28, 2022
/ business empowerment hybrid leadership remote working teamwork trust
/ By lucy barkas

A couple of years ago, all everyone was talking about was remote working – meaning working from home. I think many people still associate the two together, but remote working isn’t just working

The questions to ask yourself if you think remote workers aren’t working

September 23, 2022
/ leadership remote working trust
/ By lucy barkas

I want to change the conversation from whether remote work or onsite work is the answer. I want to shift it towards how do we do work and what is the most performance enhancing way of working? #remot...

Quiet quitting: a generational shift in the workplace

September 1, 2022
/ business Career coaching conflict generations leadership LeaderX
/ By lucy barkas

I have been watching the TikTok videos by millennial and GenZ career advisors with great interest. There is a real shift, and a following, in the advice being given to the next generation