Most organisations don’t fail for lack of smart people or good intentions. They stall because teams don’t feel safe enough to speak candidly, test ideas, or admit mistakes. Research across industries keeps coming back to the same signal: psychological safety is the social bedrock of high performance. At Google, the multi-year Project Aristotle analysed hundreds […]

 Nicholas Bloom – Stanford Professor Leaders has to find answers to these new challenges.  One of the biggest changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has been the inundation of working from home — and it doesn’t come without challenges. As an economics professor at Stanford University, I’ve talked to dozens of CEOs, senior managers and policymakers about the future of […]

 All of us who present, facilitate or chair a meeting has in recent times felt the need to develop a personal connection with our audience as we understand the importance of it. It’s critical to connect with your audience to create a natural atmosphere by making people laugh, feel at ease, and so doing to […]