What's the difference between leadership and management? In the world of business, we often hear the terms "leadership" and "management" used interchangeably. We talk about "senior management teams" when we really mean the people leading the charge, or we refer to...
How successful will a golfer be who can drive 300 yards but can't sink a two-foot putt? Or an actor who's brilliant with moments of high drama but falls flat portraying quiet sincerity? In sport and theatre, we know that narrow specialisms only take you so far. To...
When the Going Gets Tough: Productivity in Challenging Times In today's volatile economic landscape, organisations face unprecedented pressure to deliver more with less. Rising costs, supply chain disruptions, and market uncertainty have created a perfect storm...
It's an old and slightly cheesy story, but one that still makes a crucial point. A tourist was walking by a construction site and saw three brick masons busy at work: The traveller stopped, watched the workers for a while and asked, “What are you doing?” The first...
This week saw the first in our Leadership & Management by Keywords series with LMI UK Director Nick Howes hosting a session focussed on the hugely topical current keyword, productivity. You can listen to the recording of the presentation section of this session...
Peter Drucker, one of the best-known and most influential thinkers on management said: Nothing distinguishes effective leaders so much as their loving tender care of time. Everything you do today that has value is about time. Whether working or engaged...
Nick and Roisin focus their conversation in this episode of their ‘So What About Leadership?’ podcast on Vision – thinking about and creating a bright future.