In my Coaching and Consultancy work with leadership teams I often raise the topic of organisational Values. This gets met with a range of reactions from “Nonsense – that’s just consultants’ jargon” (No it’s not, as we’ll see below) through “Oh yes, they are not explicit but everyone knows what they are” (I’d wager they don’t)…

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leadership teams, we talk regularly and deeply about Culture: what would a great Culture feel like to the organisation’s people?; how, as leaders, can they create the right conditions for the desired Culture to flourish; how does the organisation sustain that Culture over time despite changing personnel and challenging external conditions.   Sadly, we often see…

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I asked my LI connections for suggestions of topics relevant to executive coaching and leadership about which I might write this year.  The ever-inspiring Emma Lloyd suggested ‘Purpose’ – specifically the catchy title above – so here are some observations from my work with individuals, teams and organisations. What is Purpose? The dictionary tells us that…

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