Insights

As part of Primeast’s Women in Leadership series, we interviewed Andrea Cartwright, group HR director for Supergroup. Andrea shared with us her journey, the challenges she’s […]

Using Attrition and Retention Analytics to Create Proactive Retention Strategies Businesses are using predictive HR analytics to identify the specific reasons why their employees might […]

As a leadership development professional and self-confessed leadership geek, I am always on the lookout for new tools, techniques, books, ideas and perspectives. So you […]

There are times when it might seem a bit of a stretch, but don’t forget, as Henry Ford once said “There is joy in work” […]

As part of Primeast’s Women in Leadership series, we interviewed Pauline Yau, director for central government at Microsoft UK. Pauline shared with us her journey, […]

Understanding and harnessing employee engagement is something that has challenged organizations and their leaders for decades. Despite the ground-breaking book from Buckingham and Coffman, First, Break […]

Creating Psychological Safety at Work What Is Psychological Safety and why Is It Important? When we are not feeling emotionally safe in a situation, we […]

What Are the Communication Skills Required for Leading a Small Team and Large Organization? Communication is key to being an effective leader. As leaders, we […]

In the current unpredictable and disrupted business climate, line managers play a critical role in developing their team members to be able to deal successfully […]

A brief appraisal of the economic environment of the last 15 years demonstrates the impact of corrosive leadership. Superbly summarised at the beginning of their […]

Winning Hearts and Minds to Motivate Employee Engagement Every company has a culture. It is the values, beliefs, and behaviors of employees and management. The […]

We already knew we were living in uncertain times and then Nature came along to say “You ain’t seen nothing yet”. Without notice, we have […]

Skills Assessed as Required to Lead Through the Next Crisis Leading effectively is exciting, not least because of the diverse set of skills you have […]

Why purpose matters Without purpose there is nothing. It’s our reason for being, for getting up in the morning and for going to work every […]

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 […]

In this guide, we’ll outline 12 actionable strategies to help your organisation engage remote employees to foster connection, build motivation, and develop long-term commitment.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

What is Culture Transformation, and Why Does It Matter? In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable world, thriving organizations know that lasting success begins with a strong […]

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 […]

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 […]