I've spent a large part of my career working with organisations going through change, and one of the things I've become increasingly interested in is what happens in the space between deciding that transformation is needed and actually being ready to undertake it. ...
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Chief of StaffWhat happens when a leader isn’t in the room?
What happens when the leader isn't in the room? We talk a lot about resilient leaders. Can they absorb pressure? Can they make hard calls under fire? Can they take criticism without taking it personally? These are fair questions, but they miss the bigger picture as...
Gullible Search Optimisation: why trust is a leadership issue
One of the benefits of being a CIPR member is the variety of learning opportunities available through its Continuing Professional Development programme. Over the last year, I've accumulated CPD points in all sorts of ways, from networking events and webinars to...
The Space Between strategy and common sense
Have you subscribed to my new newsletter, The Space Between on LinkedIn? In the first issue, I talk about my comment on this LinkedIn post where I raise the issue of how often organisations confuse having a strategy with having a way of making decisions. One of the...
Driving strategic and operational transformation
As fractional Chief of Staff and membership consultant to the CEO at the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF), Di worked across the senior leadership team during a period of significant organisational evolution. The role sat at the intersection of...
What does a Chief of Staff do?
I often get asked what a Chief of Staff really does. It's a good question since the title means different things in different organisations and there's a lot of talk about it right now. So here’s how I tend to explain it. A Chief of Staff helps the person in charge...