"Talent" is one of those words that gets used a lot in leadership conversations—but is surprisingly rarely defined.

Workplace culture is often likened to the wind. It is invisible, yet its effect can be seen and felt. It can propel an organisation forward or hold it back.

Ten years ago we brought together fifty L&D professionals from a variety of different organisations to discuss Why Training Fails; what Harvard Business Review dubbed, The Great Training Robbery.

We've all heard the saying that culture eats strategy for breakfast, but what happens when that culture is dysfunctional?

I firmly believe that commitments are a cornerstone of accomplishments, progress, and success.

If you look closely at the success and failure of teams and organisations alike, you will notice that their success or failure is usually linked to the conversations they do and don't engage in.

If there were two essential skills that every individual and organisation should consciously try to develop, then now more than ever, those skills would be agility and learning agility.

Change is happening at a pace never seen before, making it easy for leaders to get caught up in a world driven by metrics.

Assertiveness is often associated with strong leadership and is vital to effective communication. However, cultural nuances can sometimes hinder the expression of assertiveness. 

Elite athletes have them. Successful business leaders have them. Famous personalities have them. Everyone needs a coach from time to time.