For the last 20 years, my work has centred on one theme: power and influence. Two decades researching, writing, and coaching on how people get things done inside organisations – how they navigate politics, build credibility, and move others to act. It has been an...

Cognitive Readiness is one of the hottest topics uncovered by the Trends in Executive Development Report (2016)[1]. Why? Probably because they also found that the persistent development priority is the “ability to create a vision and engage people around it.” In the...

Strategic thinking has always been a natural calling card – and one of the great joys of my work is the opportunity to explore, test, and refine strategy with clients at all levels. I often joke that my last “proper job” saw me leading international strategy for a...

Two branches of science have always fascinated me because of the way they can be related to organisations, and how they can help us to think creatively about how to make them more successful, and ourselves in the process. They also lead to a fundamental question you...

Although originally stimulated by the CIO Legacy Report, this guide will be of value to any CXO, or aspirant CXO in need of boosting their capability to influence stakeholders, especially internal stakeholders. Right now, I don't intend to address the critical need...

In high-performing teams, there's always a dynamic tension between political rivalry and collaboration. One accelerates change, the other ensures cohesion. As a leader, your challenge is not to choose between them — but to control the political temperature they...