Collaborative leadership and Coalition Government

With a UK general election fast approaching what lessons do politicians need to learn from business leaders about working in coalitions? Click here to listen to David and Alex discussing how collaborative leadership capability may be a key element of building an...

Leadership development for uncertain times

These are difficult times for leaders. Political leaders, business leaders, third sector leaders all find themselves having to deal with greater uncertainty as the impact of the 2008 crash continues to rumble around global economies. And the consequences of living in...

Dealing with fragmentation in the Health system

Being asked to speak at the Quality and Safety in Healthcare conference in Paris. This is a significant event with 3000 delegates from all over the world focused on improving healthcare in many different systems. This was a great opportunity to share the lessons from...

Collaboration lessons for mega-projects

Mega-projects and collaboration I’ve just come back from a 2 week trip to the US and as always a bit of distance gives some interesting perspectives on the state of UK industry. For a start, many of the people I met were very complimentary about the capabilities of UK...

What does the case of the Co op Bank tell us about Mutual Boards

The recent news concerning Paul Flowers’ Chairmanship at Co op Bank has shone a bright light on the make-up of the Boards of Mutual organisations. Many commentators have expressed surprise that a major high street brand name should have “a plasterer, a nurse and a...