Management & Leadership Development

An article in the Financial Times recently echoed what many organisations are already experiencing: the traditional, form‑heavy annual appraisal no longer reflects how modern teams actually perform. Increasingly, it’s frequent, human conversations — not once‑a‑year ratings — that drive real improvement. Why This Matters Research referenced in the article suggests only a small fraction of … Continue reading Is the Annual Performance Appraisal Over? →

It’s a situation many leaders recognise: you want your employees to feel genuinely enthusiastic about their work, but sometimes their motivation sits somewhere between “not bothered” and “just about interested”. So, how can you help your team move from indifference to real engagement?

Leadership development should be a game-changer—but too often, it misses the mark. Despite the time and investment, many programmes fail to deliver lasting impact. So what’s going wrong? From cookie-cutter content to a lack of follow-through, we explore why leadership development can fall short—and what organisations can do to make it truly transformative.