Blog posts - Page 8 of 27

7 benefits leaders find by choosing to have the tough conversations

May 19, 2020
/ feedback leadership
/ By lucy barkas

The leadership development programmes we run are completely bespoke. One module that always gets selected by leaders is feedback. They know it's important, but can't seem to nail it, because at first it

LeaderX with Daniel Priestley

I remember the first time I came across Daniel Priestley. I was doing the ironing one sunday afternoon, listening to a podcast and he was the guest. I remember because it was the only

Andrew Priestley talks about the 5 essentials of leadership

May 15, 2020
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Listen to part two of my conversation with Andrew Priestley on the #LeaderX podcast LeaderX on difficult conversations with Andrea Newton

How leaders are redesiging their businesses using the 5 MYs method

I have always been on a mission to support leaders in creating teams and organisations that attract, develop and engage top talent and get results. It's why my business was formed. Now my conversations

Leadership lessons from the classroom to the boardroom

May 7, 2020
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Sara Milne Rowe is a wonderful human being. She started her life in performing arts and moved into teaching in some of the toughest and diverse schools in London. She learned how to engage and tap into

The leadership vaccine with Rebecca Godfrey

May 7, 2020
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Rebecca Godfrey is a leadership expert in the highly regulated industries field, but her 5 pillars of leadership apply to all leaders. Her new book the Leadership Vaccine is a beautiful fable, introducing

Interview with Dominic Colenso

May 7, 2020
/ conversation LeaderX
/ By lucy barkas

I loved chatting to Dominic Colenso about communication with impact a critical skill for all leaders. He knows his stuff and it’s well worth 30 minutes of your time.

Are you the hero or villain in your business?

May 1, 2020
/ coaching ego leadership LeaderX vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

I am so tired of the superhero leader who thinks the rules don't apply to them and that somehow showing their vulnerability some how makes them weak. I meet them everyday through my work and although

How will you react when your people demand home working?

April 29, 2020
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Having to transition some, if not all your staff to remote working may have been a major challenge for you, but in the main, you stepped up and made it happen. Your people are set up and working in