Attachment in the workplace: do you understand how it works?
“Children are born with a range of innate behaviours to maximise their survival. Among these is attachment behaviour, which allows the child to draw their primary caregivers towards them at moments of need or distress.” Attachment difficulties include insecure attachment patterns and disorganised attachments that often develop into coercive controlling or compulsive caregiving. This theory […]
The 7 best leaders of the 21st century- and what you can learn from them
Seven well-known 21st century leaders, seven key lessons learned from their words. Take a look below! 1. Warren Buffet on mistakes Hailing from Omaha, Nebraska, Buffet is (according to the Forbes 2017 List of Billionaires) the world’s second richest man after buying his first shares at just eleven years of age and going on to […]
Leaders must avoid bad thinking leading to bad leadership
Martin Winterkorn seemed to be on track to make Volkswagen the world’s biggest car company. Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf was among America’s most admired bankers. Yet both got stuck in bad thinking that led to tragedy for their companies. They were, in a word, clueless. But they didn’t realize it, so they kept doing more of […]
“Organisations focus too much on performance being purely on what is in people’s goals.”
Paul Corke is Leadership Development Manager at MBNA. He was previously Learning Manager at Bank of America and before that Training Manager at Barclaycard. In this interview he lets us know his views on leadership today, the future of leadership and best practice when it comes to developing leaders. Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone: What […]
How to get on the HR speaking circuit
Trying to get on the HR speaking circuit can feel like being at the back of a long queue of a VIP nightclub. If your name’s not on the list, you’re not getting in until you build your professional profile, become a subject expert and attract the attention of event organisers. It may be a […]
Leaders must stay human in a digitizing world
Automation and AI are already changing many of our daily experiences. From automated supermarket check-outs to real-time Google translation, the world of work is most certainly changing. In Japanese, the word “henn” meaning “to change”, has inspired The Henn-na Hotel in Tokyo to imagine a totally different type of hotel, where 95% of its staff […]
How to adopt the mindset of a great leader
Our experiences shape us and the kind of person we become. No less so than on the journey to becoming a leader. After all, despite what many think, leaders aren’t born, they are formed over many years. There might be those we class as “natural leaders”, but in reality there is nothing natural about them. […]
HR and leadership design for the modern workplace
Leadership is the most important factor influencing organisational performance and effectiveness. And yet a Fortune survey found that only 7% of CEOs believe their companies are building effective global leaders, with just 10% saying that their leadership development initiatives have a clear business impact. Leadership programmes would be easy to design if leadership were a single, […]
Leaders must create an inspiring environment for people
A necessary principle of leadership is an inspiring vision of success for the team and the company. I have seen many examples of leaders expressing market position as their singular ambition for the business. To have the goal of higher sales, more share or simply be bigger is an indication of leaders going wrong. You […]
The best leaders are the best learners
It doesn’t matter how you learn. What matters is that you do more of whatever learning tactic works best for you. Clearly linked to becoming a better leader is becoming a better learner. The best leaders are the best learners. This shouldn’t be news to anyone. It just makes sense that those people who push […]
“What’s been the most surprising thing you’ve learnt on your school leadership journey?”
This question was answered by Andy Buck, a former geography teacher turned headteacher turned leadership expert who has written multiple leadership books and now works with senior headteachers across the UK to improve schools and the school system. Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone: What’s been the most surprising thing you’ve learnt on your school leadership journey? Andy […]
“How do you get young people fired up about wanting to lead?”
This question was answered by Andy Buck, a former geography teacher turned headteacher turned leadership expert who has written multiple leadership books and now works with senior headteachers across the UK to improve schools and the school system. Jamie Lawrence, Editor, HRZone: How do you get young people fired up about wanting to lead when leadership […]
“Teachers seem to need to earn respect more than in the past. Is this a good thing?”
This question was answered by Andy Buck, a former geography teacher turned headteacher turned leadership expert who has written multiple leadership books and now works with senior headteachers across the UK to improve schools and the school system. Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone: Teachers seem to need to earn respect more than in the past, when it […]
“We need to be careful about making assumptions around transferability of skills.”
This piece comes from an interview with Andy Buck, a former geography teacher turned headteacher turned leadership expert who has written multiple leadership books and now works with senior headteachers across the UK to improve schools and the school system. Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone: Andy, could you go into any bad school and turn it […]
Leaders mustn’t be late to the digitisation game
Leaders are constantly bombarded with mind-boggling complexity, the exponential speed of change, and the application of new technologies. Meanwhile short-term pressure from the investment community continues to intensify. It’s understandable that even the best of the best business leaders will occasionally miss something. Some misses, however, can be devastating, chief among them: the move to […]
“Are schools putting out children better able to survive and thrive in the world?”
This question was answered by Andy Buck, a former geography teacher turned headteacher turned leadership expert who has written multiple leadership books and now works with senior headteachers across the UK to improve schools and the school system. Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone: Are we putting our children better able to survive and thrive in the world? […]
“What leadership lessons can organisations learn from schools?”
This question was answered by Andy Buck, a former geography teacher turned headteacher turned leadership expert who has written multiple leadership books and now works with senior headteachers across the UK to improve schools and the school system. Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone: What leadership lessons can organisations learn from schools? Andy Buck, former headteacher and […]
Leadership development – linking customised interventions to quality results
In specifying leadership development programmes business leaders are likely to expect a programme customised to their specific challenges, and population of leaders, which will deliver results for the whole organisation. Nobody really wants a programme that is off-shelf or generic, they want unique and tailored content that meets their needs and aspirations. If the aim […]
Why every business should have home-grown leadership
If all your senior leaders disappeared tomorrow, would your business be prepared? For most resourcing leaders it’s important to know when it’s fitting to recruit externally and when it’s appropriate to dip into your internal talent pool. Finding the right people to grow your organisation is one thing, developing those people to lead that growth […]
“What are the top skills headteachers need to create a good culture?”
This question was answered by Andy Buck, a former geography teacher turned headteacher turned leadership expert who has written multiple leadership books and now works with senior headteachers across the UK to improve schools and the school system. Jamie Lawrence, Managing Editor, HRZone: What are the top skills headteachers need to create a good culture? Andy […]
