People

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.

Recently I was chatting with a senior leader about their frustration around leading organisational change. No matter how much conversation took place and no matter how many people outwardly agreed the change was required: Why was it so difficult to get those that agreed to execute?

Examines whether HR’s people-first identity has led to an overpopulation of agreeable temperaments, and how that imbalance affects credibility, strategy, and performance.

Elon Musk’s approach to turning Twitter from an ideological bot ridden financial car crash to a financially stable trustworthy global town square is fraught with controversy. Many commentators have no understanding of what’s involved to drive the level of change Twitter requires. If we lay out the facts: Is changing Twitter to X an effective organisational transformation model?

If your team, department or company is about to embark on a transformation OR already embarked on one and progress is stalling, then it's highly likely your organisation lacks Strategic Thinking. This manifests similar to an Ant Mill Death Spiral, a continuously rotating circle of ants repeating their vicious cycle until they die of exhaustion. Business leaders can also succumb to this phenomenon.

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…