Restructured Out: Handling the Hardest News at Work
In recent times, many roles across organisations have been restructured. Increasingly, people are hearing the words no one wants to hear: “Your role is being restructured.” While no employee wants that conversation, no manager or leader enjoys delivering it either. It is a deeply uncomfortable experience on both sides. For many companies, restructuring does not […]
Breaking the Cycle of Crisis Leadership
When times get tough, leadership often regresses. The language changes.“We’re firefighting.”“We don’t have time to consult.”“This needs one clear voice.” And suddenly, we are back to command and control. The Lone Wolf. The heroic decision-maker. The belief that urgency justifies autocracy. But is that still true? Or is that instinct part of what keeps us […]
Finding Your EPIC: Five Leadership Insights That Shape the Future
Across the first seven episodes of the third season of Finding Your EPIC®, senior leaders from different industries share moments that fundamentally changed how they lead. While their stories vary, five clear insights consistently stand out – insights that are clearly resonating. In January, the podcast reached an exciting milestone – surpassing 5,000 downloads – […]
When the Leadership Compass Keeps Spinning
The start of 2026 has felt unusually unsettled. There’s a growing sense that the playbook many leaders have relied on no longer quite fits the world in front of them. Established assumptions about power, stability and predictability feel less certain. The rules of the game seem more fluid, and the ground beneath us less stable. […]
Ten Years of Elevate: How We Rotated the Leadership Model
In 2016, Elevate didn’t just launch a programme – it launched a different way of thinking about leadership. At a time when leadership still often defaulted to command-and-control, especially under pressure, we built Elevate as a fully virtual, human-centred programme to support a 21st-century style of leadership – one fit for a more complex, connected […]
Why the Corporate Pipeline Data Is No Statistical Accident
I spent the first 20 years of my career in investment banking – an industry where numbers aren’t just important, they’re everything. You live and die by the accuracy of your models. You’re trained to interrogate data, to question patterns, and to distinguish genuine volatility from systemic failure. In any organisation, if a CEO wanted […]
Looking Back at 2025: A Year of Change – and What It Taught Us About Career Success
2025 has been a year defined by volatility. The economic climate remains tricky, organisations are under pressure to deliver more with less, and individuals are navigating careers in choppy waters. Against this backdrop, Elevate marks its tenth year, now with over 11,000 graduates – a milestone that highlights not just longevity, but continued relevance. This […]
When Something Goes Wrong, There Are Only Ever Two Causes
When something goes wrong at work, most people jump straight into fixing mode. But as Keith Cunningham says in The Road Less Stupid, smart leaders don’t rush – they think. They stop long enough to ask one powerful question: Is this a people issue or a process issue? Cunningham calls this “thinking time” – taking […]
Turning Learning into Lasting Change
In October, we delivered The Gift of Change as part of the Elevate programme – and it’s been incredible to read the feedback. It’s tough out there right now, and seeing how much energy and confidence people are taking away from these sessions is genuinely inspiring. Which is why I wanted to share one of […]
Perfectly Imperfect – Why Letting Go Drives Real Growth
For many of us, imperfection feels like something to fix – we apologise for it, hide it, or work harder to cover it up. But what if imperfection wasn’t a flaw – what if it was a gift? Perfectionism is often misunderstood. It’s not just about wanting things done well – it’s about tying our […]