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Big Data is an expression that we hear on a regular basis but not everyone knows what it is and how to use it beneficially. […]

The People & Purpose team believe in a strength-based leadership approach. Leaders should focus on developing strengths rather than fixing weaknesses. Practicing a positive approach […]

It is not just the money that can make us feel good about our job, it’s a lot more complex than that. In his TED […]

When I talk to managers and leaders, the theme of high performance is a frequent topic of conversation. We can all agree that being a […]

Welcome to the April 2016 issue of People & Purpose – the Positive Leadership Journal. In the Northern Hemisphere spring has now firmly sprung, the […]

Giving a talk on The Art of Conversation, I mentioned a kind of conversation called Thing Talk. Thing Talk is conversation about such subjects as weather, […]

  Join the Positive Leadership webinar and learn: • The approach and behaviour of positive leaders • How to harness your own strengths, those of […]

In today’s fast changing environment agility and the ability to make change effectively is a key organisational requirement. Yet most change management initiatives fail and […]

Capp founder Alex Linley defines a strength as ‘‘something that you do well and enjoy doing. When using a strength, people feel authentic and energised […]

Boomy Tokan  small business consultant, the founder of Start Your Own Business Academy, speaker and author shares his most impactful piece of advice: Tokan suggests […]

Henry Stewart, the interviewee in our last edition, recommended this book, saying that it changed his life and his organisation as well. Maverick by Ricardo […]

Maybe you’re looking for the right qualifications. Or the right experience. Or the perfect hard skills. Or great soft skills.  Or an outstanding work ethic, […]

Welcome to the March 2016 issue of People & Purpose – the Positive Leadership Journal, thank you for joining us on this journey. This issue […]

Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Facebook, gave a TED Talk about why are so few women in leadership roles. Her book, Lean In […]

In her TED Talk, Regina Hartley, UPS’s human resources director makes an argument that candidates who often don’t look that good on paper might be […]

Great leaders never stop learning, they know they can always improve themselves. We have found Twitter to be a great resource for thoughts, ideas and […]

Box of Crayons helps people and organisations to do less Good Work and more Great Work. Michael Bungay Stanier, the founder and senior partner describes […]

Henry Stewart is the founder and Chief Executive of London-based training business Happy Ltd. Happy was rated one of the top 20 workplaces in the […]