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Andy Brown in Business Plus

‘On top of the post-Christmas financial strain we all face, entrepreneurs are grappling with demanding clients in a hurry to catch up after the holiday, reduced capacity, peak staff resignations and cashflow challenges.’

Andy Brown, author of Emotional Overdraft, is featured in Business Plus where he discusses why business owners and leaders are facing their toughest month of the year with a maxed out “emotional overdraft”.

What is ’emotional overdraft’ and why is it so bad in January?

Business owners and leaders are facing their toughest month of the year with a maxed out “emotional overdraft”, according to leadership coach and author Andy

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Liam Black on Forward Vision

Liam Black, author of How to Lead With Purpose, was a guest on the Forward Vision Podcast where he speaks with Matthew Taylor about how to become more effective as a leader, what ‘purpose’ really means, and why a good mentor provides clarity and supports the courage to execute ambitious goals.

‎Forward Vision with Matthew Taylor: Liam Black on helping leaders make an impact on Apple Podcasts

Leadership can be a lonely affair. Values held by an individual might not align exactly with the needs of an organisation, and no matter the determination, implementing meaningful changes can feel like swimming against the tide. But the process can be easier when we have a third party, or a mentor,…

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Gillian Camm in Authority Magazine

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‘I have a real passion for making the world a more accessible place and increasing the number and types of people who may consider becoming an independent board member.’

Gillian Camm, co-author with Kathryn Bishop of Board Talk  is featured in Authority magazine speaking in an Interview with Doug Noll about five things corporate boards get wrong, and how to fix them.

Gillian Camm: Five Things Corporate Boards Get Wrong, And How To Fix Them

In a rapidly evolving business landscape, corporate boards play a pivotal role in guiding organizations towards success. Yet, even the most seasoned boards sometimes falter, overlooking critical…

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Felicity Dwyer on the Association for Coaching podcast

Felicity Dwyer, author of Crafting Connection, hosted the Association for Coaching podcast ‘The Wonder of Whole Person Coaching: A Panel Chat’.

‎The AC Podcast: The Wonder of Whole Person Coaching on Apple Podcasts

Aubyn Howard, Krista Powell Edwards and Rachel Blackman return to join host, Felicity Dwyer, for a wonderful panel chat in the final episode of our Coaching the Whole Person series. Taking a deeper dive into what coaching the whole person means, they discuss the importance of presence over intervent…

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Book Review: Valued at Work

‘Valued at Work is lively and engaging. Neal deftly communicates the insidious nature of many of the factors leading women to exit STEM and sets out achievable ways for organisations to ensure that all of their employees are heard and valued.’

Lauren Neal’s book Valued at Work, is reviewed in Computing

Book Review: Valued at Work by Lauren Neal

Lauren Neal takes a novel approach to explaining why STEM employers are finding it so hard to build diverse workforces

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Lucy Ryan in Forbes

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‘…ageism hits hardest at midlife, just at the moment they are ready to rise, finally freed of their Q2 quandaries. They get hit with three hammers: “they are not male, they are not young, and they rarely follow linear careers.” And she says, no one even notices. Instead, it’s normalised. Time to rethink and adapt corporate cultures and systems.’

Lucy Ryan, author of Revoting Women, is featured in the Forbes article ‘80% Of Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women Are 50+ (Of Course) Read the article here

 

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Paul McCarthy in Authority Magazine

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‘I think my biggest mistake as a leader was ‘to show up as advertised.’ Meaning, as part of extensive, expensive, and time-consuming interviews to be recruited as a leader into a range of organizations, I was quite literally recruited for the leadership qualities that I would ultimately be fired for when I displayed them.’

Paul McCarthy, author of Fired Leader, was featured in the Authority magazine interview series ‘ Which Legacy Ideas About Leadership Need To Be Discarded, And Which New Approaches To Leadership Should Be Embraced’

The New Portrait Of Leadership: Paul McCarthy Of Paul Mac Leadership On Which Legacy Ideas About…

We are living in the Renaissance of Work. Just like great artists know that an empty canvas can become anything, great leaders know that an entire organization – and the people inside it – can become…

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Felicity Dwyer in Coaching Perspectives

‘Coaching is an invaluable way for leaders to access support in navigating this complex world. Powerful and effective coaches work ethically with the whole person in front of them. They help leaders to tap into and integrate wisdom from their body, mind, and emotions, enabling their clients to continually expand their capacity to make decisions and make an impact.’

Felicity Dwyer, author of Crafting Connection, contributed the article ‘Coaching the whole person’ to the January edition of Coaching Perspectives.

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Alison Coward in Leadership & Employee Development Excellence

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‘To create teams that prioritize learning together in 2024, leaders should consider introducing a workshop culture to support collaboration, communication and continuous improvement. This means moving team building from being a separate, one-off activity and instead embedding it into the way a team works together so that they become more agile, resilient, and responsive in a fast-moving business environment.’

Alison Coward, author of Workshop Culture, contributed the article ‘Build A Workshop Culture To Supercharge Teamwork In 2024’ to Leadership & Employee Development Excellence.

Leadership & Employee Development Excellence: January 2024 – HR.com

Charting the Course: 2024’s Trailblazing L&D Strategies and Leadership Trends From embracing groundbreaking technologies to questioning and reshaping conventional learning norms, the articles i