Promoted From Within: How to Lead the People You Used to Sit Next To
The announcement goes out on a Friday afternoon. By Monday morning you are running the team you were part of the week before, and the first thing you notice is very small. Somebody stops mid sentence when you walk past. A group chat you have been in for two years goes quiet. Nobody has done […]
Leading Through Restructure: What Your Team Needs From You When Jobs Are at Risk
You have been in the meeting. You know roughly what is coming, you know it will affect people who report to you, and you have been told to say nothing until the announcement goes out. Tomorrow morning you will stand in front of a team who trust you and field questions you cannot answer honestly. […]
Has Leadership Changed Over The Years? Not As Much as You Think
The tools of the job keep moving. The heart of it has stayed exactly where it was. Pick up a book on leadership written this year, then find one written two thousand years ago. Strip away the language and you’re looking at the same argument. Somebody has to work out where a group of people […]
Could Politicians Cut It in Business? It Depends What You Mean by Leadership
Some make the jump look effortless. Others sink without a trace. The difference tells us something useful about leadership itself. It’s a fun argument to have down the pub. Take a senior politician, drop them into a big company, and would they thrive or flounder? People tend to answer it with their politics rather than […]
The Myth of the Born Leader: Leadership is Built more than it is Inherited
We love the idea that great leaders arrive fully formed. The evidence says almost the opposite, and that’s good news for the rest of us. You’ve heard it said about someone. “She’s a natural.” “He was born to lead.” It’s meant as a compliment, and it feels true when you watch a gifted leader at […]
Leadership in a Crisis: What Covid Taught Us About Being Ready and Prepared
Almost overnight, every leader got the same test. Most had no plan for it, and that turned out to be the real lesson. In the space of a fortnight in March 2020, millions of people who lead teams were handed a problem none of them had rehearsed. Send everyone home. Keep the work going. Hold […]
Defence Employer Recognition Scheme – Leader-Connect Attains Gold Status
We are very proud to share that Leader Connect – Leadership Development has attained the Gold Award in the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, the highest recognition for employers supporting the Armed Forces community. This award marks an important milestone in our Armed Forces Covenant journey, having progressed from signing the Covenant in 2023, […]
Leading The Way: Leader-Connect and Dallam School featured in Education Today
It is always a pleasure to be in the press and recently our Leadership Programme with Dallam School was featured in the Education Today magazine. The Programme designed by Neil Jurd OBE and delivered with the assistance of Glyn Potts MBE DL and Vicki Maguire PCC has been an outstanding success. The article written by […]
Why Conversation Matters: Introducing The Leader-Connect Live Series
Leadership is changing. Today’s leaders face increasingly complex challenges. They are expected to inspire diverse teams, embrace new technologies, navigate uncertainty and develop people, often while having little time to step back and learn from others. That’s exactly why Leader-Connect has launched its new Leader-Connect Live series. Rather than delivering traditional webinars or presentations, these […]
Dallam School Leadership Development Programme Graduation
This week saw the graduation of our very successful Leadership Development Programme that we have run for the Senior Leadership Team at Dallam School. The programme has been delivered by Leader-Connect Founder and owner Neil Jurd OBE supported by Glyn Potts MBE and Vicki Maguire who both have a wealth of experience in the education sector. […]