Welcome to Lucy Nicholson
Leader Connect is very pleased and honoured to welcome Lucy Nicholson to our platform. Lucy is a senior lecturer and course leader with The University Of Central Lancashire in dance, specialising in creative practice, facilitation and dance technique. She has a PG Cert in teaching and learning in higher education and is a fellow of […]
Triathlon and Leadership Principles
It’s a dark and brooding July morning in South Wales as I peer out of my hotel window at 6am and look down at The Prince of Wales Dock beneath me. The water is dark, a stiff breeze is stirring the water, the air is cold and the gentle, but persistent rainfall is adding to […]
Leader Connect Receives the Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze Award
Leader Connect is very proud to have attained the Bronze Award of the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The ERS recognises the efforts of Company’s to support the Armed Forces and Veteran Communities. A number of Leader Connect staff have military backgrounds and we have utilised Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers to carry out work […]
Leadership Training Can Be Fun
Who said Leadership Training can’t be fun? Some great photos from the 2nd Residential of our current Sheffield University LDP – all show the delegates having fun and not a PowerPoint Presentation in sight. Led by Course Directors Paul Jones and Marcus Taylor, the Programme focuses on simple theory and which gives the delegates sufficient […]
Leader Connect features in Employer News
Leader Connect, created by Neil Jurd OBE, author of The Leadership Book, gives subscribers insights and guidance from experts – the headline of the article in Employer News. Read the article in full here: Employer News :New leadership coaching website with unlimited, on-demand content And visit our website to see what we have to offer […]
Leader Connect Signs the Armed Forces Covenant
Leader Connect is very proud to have recently signed the Armed Forces Covenant at an event hosted by the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce. We have veterans working throughout our business, including the brilliant Paul Jones who runs our University of Sheffield course, Paul Randall who coaches (from Zimbabwe) on our BDP Singapore Ports and school […]
Leader Connect Monthly Newsletter
Check your in-boxes as the February Leader Connect Newsletter was sent out today. The newsletter contains links to all our new Podcasts – we have added the “Beyond the Bottom Line” hosted by Anna Cook to our collection and she is amazing. The Podcasts cover every aspect of leadership with very interesting people. We also […]
New Year, New You – Are you Sure?
We are pleased to welcome back Joseph Chivayo to Leader-Connect and, in this article” Joseph discusses the “New Year, New Me” slogan and how you can improve your chances of succeeding – thank you Joseph. The start of the year presents a special opportunity to reset and ensure we are moving in the right direction. […]
How Taking The Time To Pause Can Enhance Performance
In his recent “In Cumbria” article Neil discusses how taking time to pause can enhance performance. Neil explains – creating the conditions for thinking is one of the key factors of effective coaching. Taking time to switch off the noise and having a break can enhance performance. This concept is based on content in Neil’s “The […]
How Anyone Can Lead By Following A Simple Equation
In his recent “In Cumbria” article Neil discusses how anyone can lead by following a simple equation. Neil explains – There’s a lot of information about leadership available. But what I’ve come to realise is that very few people really understand leadership. I find that frustrating. Because leadership is easy and can be learned by […]