If you are confused by the underhanded behaviour of your line manager, a peer, a subordinate or a key stakeholder in another team then it's entirely possible you are dealing with a narcissist. Do not underestimate the damage someone with narcissistic traits can do. They will actively pursue project failure, misuse people, time and money, even put an entire organisation in genuine financial peril.

If your team, department or company is about to embark on an Digital Transformation OR has already embarked on one and progress is stalling, then in either case it's highly likely you have failed or will fail to consider Organisational Readiness for execution. In 2021 Forbes reported 70% of digital transformations fail, so it’s highly likely you will join the 70%.

Sympathy & Empathy are often discussed in terms of leadership. Which of the two manifest in a leader determines how much they will support or undermine their team and affect business outcomes. Learn more…

The further up an organisational hierarchy you go the more likely you will encounter Narcissists, Sociopaths or Psychopaths. You may even have one or more in your social or familial circles. Regardless of where they sit in your life you will benefit from learning how to spot and manage them. You might find it surprising to know we can also learn a lot from them to improve our lives.

How you present and operate day to day as a leader has unavoidable lasting consequences on peoples lives and the business you operate in, for better or worse. However, if you are equipped to navigate the leadership landscape by accurately assessing your leadership performance, and perhaps others, you can significantly reduce the likelihood of costly mistakes.

If you or your team regularly find yourself debating the merits of Learning & Development within your organisation to secure funding for L&D initiatives, find it's an uphill battle, then it's likely you’re framing the problem vs solution in a way that failed to demonstrate measurable value add. However, with some basic maths we can demonstrate L&D is a necessity.