The title of this blog comes from a conversation I had around 10 years ago with the CEO of a global charity. Okay, so I was partly joking when I asked him the question, but the thinking that led to the question was serious. I…

In our leadership workshops we often run a short energizer during which people pair up and take it in turns to try to persuade their partner to open their clench fist. What we have found over the years is that, although there is a 50/50…

Once upon a time, passive compliance and the ability to take instruction were the main qualities of the ideal employee. But in a knowledge-based economy it’s ideas and innovation that matter most and they will only be forth coming from people who want to give…