Insights

Congratulations to all the women who made The IT Services Report ‘Top 25 Women in IT Services 2020’. As part of Primeast’s 2015 Women in Leadership […]

Without purpose there is nothing. It's our reason for being, for getting up in the morning and for going to work every day. And it matters now more than ever during times of constant change and challenge.

Evolving Employee Engagement Strategy for the Evolution of Work As we enter the post-pandemic era of work, remote working is here to stay. It certainly […]

Many of us will have heard of the millennial generation referred to as ‘Snowflakes’ and the ‘Snowflake Generation’. In this context the suggestion is that […]

Much has been talked about the importance of leadership in the VUCA World. Indeed, I have explored this with numerous cohorts of learners over the […]

Culture transformation has never been an overnight fix. Building an organisational culture where goals can be achieved and people can thrive is now more complex […]

There are many business leaders who may feel they have a good handle on what it means to be a skilled facilitator, having the experience […]

The Role of the Leader in the Remote Working Employee Experience The employee experience is a critical component of high-performing remote teams. Integral to this is the […]

Why Is Communication an Important Leadership Skill? Effective communication skills are crucial for leaders, who must be able to communicate vision, thoughts, and ideas to […]

Values-based leadership is a powerful approach that enables leaders to align their actions with their core values, resulting in a positive impact on organisational culture and performance.

Supporting your cross-cultural management teams to achieve better results The experience of the pandemic and the resulting, accelerated digital transformation has catapulted our ability to […]

Three commonly overplayed approaches that might just be holding you back In their seminal article in June 2009 Harvard Business Review, Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman discussed […]

Emotional intelligence has an important role to play in business. It enables individuals to better read, understand and contextualise the actions of others, both in […]

The Importance of Active Listening in Leadership Leading by listening means to actively listen to the needs of your employees and act. It’s about using your […]

For many years, large-scale businesses have been turning to the often criticised corporate matrix structure to help to break down silos, create flexibility and ensure […]

I have recently started reading ‘A Promised Land’ by former US President Barack Obama. In the preface he describes that part of his intent in […]

From employee onboarding to fully fledged leaders Through the centuries, psychological researchers have described development from infancy to adulthood as a series of stages. As […]

In my last Insights post, I talked about one of the diagnostic tools we use when helping leaders to develop – The Leadership Circle. Here I go […]

The Secret to Successful Transformational Leadership in the VUCA World Shifting Mindsets to Lead Your VUCA Approach In the VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) […]

How can leaders maintain themselves to stay motivated? We’ve all felt it – the sudden lack of interest, the waning enthusiasm. The feeling that comes […]

Developing assertiveness is a key aspect of successful leadership and effective teamwork, but it can often be difficult for people to demonstrate consistently at work. […]

The benefit of listening is something that every good leader will appreciate and understand; however, while many will believe they are excellent listeners, the truth […]

Required Skills to Develop Critical Thinking Skills for Leaders Analytical skills and critical thinking are crucial to business performance and being an analytical and critical […]

I recently interviewed my colleague, Gary Edwards, a Primeast founding director and Client Partner with 30 years experience designing and running development programmes around the […]