PLi is searching for a new Associate to join its team to support with both the Lead with Humanity account and strategy work. The role provides a mix of exposure to leadership development and coaching, as well as, the strategic journey of…

Hearing God Thinking: Journeying Towards the New World of Work Keith Coats “In the beautiful complexity of a new universe that Einstein has shown us, I for one, have no doubt I can hear God thinking” – the words of…

Consiglieri – Leading from the Shadows By Richard Hytner Précis by Pete Laburn Richard Hytner has always wondered why management and leadership books or organisations seem to focus solely on the No.1 – the top dog in the organization. He…

From Purpose to Impact Nick Craig and Scott A. Snook May 2014 Harvard Business Review The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. —Mark Twain Over the…

Reinventing Performance Management Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall At Deloitte we’re redesigning our performance management system. This may not surprise you. Like many other companies, we realise that our current process for evaluating the work of our people—and then training…

Seven Signs Your Boss is a Weak Manager By Liz Ryan Forbes We tend to think that a strong manager is someone who is decisive and firm. We think that someone who tells you exactly what they think and calls…

In the Company of Givers and Takers Adam Grant April 2013 Harvard Business Review Issue Every day, employees make decisions about whether to act like givers or like takers. When they act like givers, they contribute to others without seeking…

Précis of ‘The Haves and the Have Nots’ By Branko Milanovic Précis by Pete Laburn Milanovic’s book provides a fantastic overview of global inequality, its evolution since the Industrial revolution and case studies of its nature in certain regions. Although…

Précis of Leadership 2030 by Georg Vielmetter and Yvonne Sell   Précis by Pete Laburn Massive global forces will radically reshape the way we do business in the future, as well as the way we lead people and organisations. Based…

Précis of Daring Greatly by Brené Brown   Precis by Pete Laburn Every now and again a book comes along that completely cuts through conventional thinking and is so compelling because it is so right. Daring Greatly is one such…