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Why High-Performing Teams Plateau, and What Great Leaders Do Next
Why High-Performing Teams Plateau, and What Great Leaders Do Next By Caroline Kennedy When your team is strong, the numbers are solid, and the business finally has a rhythm, it can feel like you’ve made it. You’ve built the right systems, brought in the right people, and moved out of firefighting mode. Things are good.…
Read MoreAI Keynote: What Leaders Must Absolutely Know in 2025
AI Keynote for Leaders: What CEOs and Organisers Must Know in 2025 By Caroline Kennedy Most leaders are drowning in complexity, overloaded with decisions, and falling behind without even realising it. They don’t have a strategy problem. They have a thinking problem. While most of the noise around AI focuses on tools and trends, the…
Read MoreStrategic Planning for Business Growth: 7 Powerful Ways to Create a Winning Vision
The importance of strategic planning really cannot be underestimated when it comes to business growth. Having a clear vision and strategic plan in mind is one of the major cornerstones to any business’s growth strategy, which is why it is so important to ensure that you are completely clear about this before you embark on…
Read MoreScaling Your Business: Strategies for Sustainable Growth
For businesses who are looking to maximise their growth, the decision to scale may seem like an easy one to make. However, this can often be easier said than done. Research shows that around 70% of businesses find it difficult to scale, particularly when it comes to startups. In fact, one study by Startup Genome…
Read MoreNavigating Obstacles into Business Opportunities
As any entrepreneur knows, entrepreneurship is very rarely a straightforward journey to success. Instead, entrepreneurship is often more like a rollercoaster ride, with lots of highs and lows and bumps along the way. Although every entrepreneur’s journey will be different, there is one thing that is for sure: you are almost guaranteed to come up…
Read MoreBuilding a High-Performing Team: Leadership Strategies for Success
There are a number of different factors and variables that can influence the success of any business or organisation. Arguably one of the most important ones, though, is its people. Behind any high-performing organisation, you will also find a high-performing team – that is, a cohesive and aligned team that has the same vision, goals,…
Read MoreSetting the Foundation: Key Leadership Skills for Entrepreneurial Success
There are a number of different factors and variables that come into play when it comes to business growth and entrepreneurial success, of which leadership is just one. However, the importance of leadership really cannot be underestimated when it comes to maximising entrepreneurial success. Effective leadership has long been seen as a key driver for…
Read MoreThe Mastermind Effect: How Collaboration Fuels Business Growth
“The mastermind effect” is something that you hear talked about quite a lot in the business and personal development space. But what actually is the mastermind effect, and what does it mean for leaders? The idea of the mastermind effect goes back to Napoleon Hill’s 1937 book, “Think and Grow Rich”. In this book, Hill…
Read MoreThe Role of Self-Care in Women’s Leadership Programs
The Role of Self-Care in Women’s Leadership Programs Self-care plays an important role in supporting our overall health and wellbeing, both physically and mentally. For one thing, allowing enough time for self-care allows us to invest in ourselves by taking time out from our work so that we can do things we enjoy, or which…
Read MoreOptimistic Perspectives on Women’s Leadership Programs
Global Perspectives on Women’s Leadership Programs Women’s leadership programs play an important role in empowering and supporting the development of aspiring and future female leaders. Certainly, almost all women who are wanting to level up their careers and step up into a leadership position can benefit from taking part in a women’s leadership program, as…
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