Leader-Connect and Lancashire Army Cadets
Leader-Connect was recently honoured to receive the Defence Relationship Management (DRM) Employer Recognition Scheme Silver Award which recognised our support to the service community including the Army Cadets UK | Official. In particular, the owner of Leader Connect Neil Jurd OBE, is proud to have financially supported the Friends of Lancashire ACF Charity (Lancashire […]
Leadership Development For Senior Teachers
Over the past few months Leader-Connect have been doing quite a bit of work to support leadership development for senior teachers. This includes selling more than 60 hardback copies of Neil Jurd’s Leadership Book to various schools and trusts. Our work in education goes back several years, starting with some coaching work in Oldham, […]
Leadership Development Is Probably The Easiest Way To Improve Your Organisation
As I (Neil Jurd OBE) say at the very start of “The Leadership Book“, good leadership makes the world a better place. More than 15 years of working directly in leadership development have shown this to be a resounding truth, good leadership makes teams happier and more productive. But conversely, bad leadership makes the world […]
Latest Episode Of The Leadership Launchpad Series Now Available
The 4th episode of the “Leadership Launchpad” Series by Dr Chris Baker is now available. Chris is the author of the “Leadership Launchpad” series of books and has produced a number of videos based upon the content in his books. The launchpads cover the strategic, interpersonal and operational aspects of leadership and are sure to […]
Who Are Leader-Connect And What Do We Deliver?
History of Leader-Connect Leader-Connect deliver leadership and team development training to organisations and have an online leadership development platform that is suitable both for organisations and individual subscribers. The company was formed by Neil Jurd, and initially known as Neil Jurd Consulting and Training Limited, but since 2020 the company has traded as Leader-Connect. […]
Do you need Leadership Training or Management Training?
In my experience people use these terms as if they are the same thing, and this can be rather confusing. I first really understood just how common this misunderstanding is back in 2021 when an HR Director I had worked with before wanted my company to run some experiential leadership teaming for his senior leadership […]
Leadership Coaching
Leadership Coaching is a form of management development in which the client works with a specialist coach to develop their own leadership impact. It differs from normal coaching in that the leadership coach must have significant leadership knowledge and experience. A leadership coaching session is a blend of teaching and conventional coaching; the teaching aspect […]
What is the Best Leadership Book?
There are many excellent leadership books on the market, most covering different aspects of leadership. David Marquett’s excellent ‘Turn this ship around’ is based on the author’s experience as a submarine commander where he focused his team around clear objectives but expected them to use their experience and expertise to make and carry out […]
What is Transformational Leadership?
In the 3rd and final of our short blogs, Leader-Connect defines “Transformational Leadership”. Transformational Leadership is a form of leadership that seeks to achieve positive change. This is likely to involve cultural and structural change in pursuit of a clear and compelling purpose and may involve overcoming significant internal and external challenges. In reality […]
What is Servant Leadership?
In the 2nd of 3 short blogs, Leader-Connect define another Leadership style. Servant leadership is an approach to leadership exemplified in the motto of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ‘Serve to Lead’. This approach to leadership demands that the leader understands that leadership is done in service to a higher purpose and in service […]