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Leading brilliantly through change

The “R” word

One person who's been made redundant 3 times shares what restructures actually teach you — and what leaders can do better.

Why giving feedback is ALWAYS the right thing to do

Croissant on a senior leader's face. A junior employee who noticed. A lesson in why saying the kind thing is always the right thing.

Employers - get ready for your future employees

Education is changing fast. The skills your future employees will have — and need — look very different. Here's what employers should be preparing for.

Unbelievable new joiner experiences

A great first day costs almost nothing. Here are five things any leader can do to make a new joiner feel like they made the right choice.

One on one conversations that spark joy

Future skills for New Zealand

Nick's take from the ATEED Future Ready Summit: the skills every New Zealander should be building now to stay ahead of what's coming.

A new kind of leadership

Great leaders seem harder to find than ever. What's driving the leadership drain — and what does genuinely good leadership actually look like today?

Take empowerment back

Lazy managers have been using 'empowerment' as cover for years. It's time to take the word back and use it the right way.

Leadership development for our time

Courses and sink-or-swim don't build great leaders. The better way is to develop leaders with your people — not on them or to them.

Getting agile right

Agile fails when organisations focus on structure and ignore mindset. Both halves matter equally — here's what doing agile and being agile actually look like.