Words to Lead by from Jon Gordon
Best-selling author and keynote speaker, Jon Gordon shares his favourite piece of advice. These meaningful words are from Dr. James Gills, the only person on the planet to complete 6 Double Iron Man Triathlons...
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How Non-conformists Change the World – Originals by Adam Grant
If you have a look on Amazon, there are approximately 175,000 books on leadership which can make it hard to find something new, unique or challenging. Professor Kim Cameron, author of Practicing Positive Leadership,...
5 of the most impactful women executives
Globally, at the lower levels of organisations more than half of the employees are female but if you look higher the number of women shrinks. Therefore, we’d like to share with you list of...
Editor’s Note – Summer 2016
Welcome to the Summer 2016 issue of People & Purpose – the Positive Leadership Journal. While women are still paid significantly less than men, they take fewer and fewer management roles the higher we...
7 of the Best LinkedIn Influencers
LinkedIn is the world largest professional social networking platform; it invites the world’s foremost thinkers, leaders, and innovators to be Influencers. As “leaders in their industries and geographies”, they discuss news and trending topics....
Words to Lead by: Kitty Chisholm
Kitty Chisholm, professional coach, facilitator and Founder Director of Boardwalk, an organisation which supports women in achieving their full leadership potential, shares an impactful piece of advice she has received: Chisholm thinks this advice...
Words to Lead By: Kim Cameron
Kim Cameron, William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, shares some impactful advice he has received: Kim Cameron recalls an early conversation with a...
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow by Ron Chernow
Boomy Tokan recommends Chernow’s autobiography of business tycoon and ground-breaking philanthropist John D. Rockefeller. John D. Rockefeller was an extremely shrewd businessman, and when it came to his philanthropic activities he was a great...
Professionalising management – Interview with Ann Francke
This month we spoke with Ann Francke, Chief Executive Officer of the Chartered Management Institute and author of the Financial Times Guide to Management: How to Make a Difference and Get Results. “Great management...
Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help by Edgar Schein
Michael Bungay Stanier, the interviewee from our last issue, recommended this book, saying that readers can get a real insight into coaching from this well-known and influential writer. Bungay Stanier says “Schein has written...
5 of the Best…Quotes on strengths
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 will help you and your organisation to be more...
Editor’s Note – April 2016
Welcome to the April 2016 issue of People & Purpose – the Positive Leadership Journal. In the Northern Hemisphere spring has now firmly sprung, the sun has come out and new shoots are appearing....
What exceptional organisations do differently
Join the Positive Leadership webinar and learn: • The approach and behaviour of positive leaders • How to harness your own strengths, those of your team and organisation • How to incorporate positive...
Editor’s Note – March 2016
Welcome to the March 2016 issue of People & Purpose – the Positive Leadership Journal, thank you for joining us on this journey. This issue is dedicated to the topic of hiring and in...
5 of the best…Twitter influencers
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 examples. Here are some of the best influencers that...
Editor’s Note – February 2016
Welcome to this issue of People & Purpose – the Positive Leadership Journal, where Henry Stewart shares with us his insights on happy and productive workplaces. Encouraging leaders to make their people feel good...
How to plan for great performance and set people up for success
View this free webinar to explore: Why today’s organisations require a new approach to performance management What successful leaders do to motivate and encourage their people How to leverage strengths to enhance motivation and...
CMI Level 5 Certificate in Management and Leadership workshop
A strength-based 3-day training programme for managers and leaders seeking to thrive in their role, leading to a Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualification Next course: Monday 23 – Wednesday 25 May 2016, 10am –...
Leadership actions that help you develop a positive culture in your team or organisation
View this free webinar to explore: What organisational culture is and how it is determined What high performance cultures have in common 3 leadership actions you need to take to develop a positive culture within...
Free CMI webinar
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 employees are increasing tired of, and resistant to, organisational...
