by ab-intus | Apr 27, 2026 | Coaching, Leadership
Even in the early days of coaching research (Olivero et al 1997) suggested that leadership development supported by coaching was 88% more successful at translating leadership development into actual performance and productivity. This is compared to just training... 
by ab-intus | Apr 8, 2026 | Leadership
On a walk the other day I was pondering that many leadership development programmes entice delegates to think about, ‘what type of leader do you want to be?’ Organisations on the other hand, often state the type of leaders they need, or expect of leaders. Straight... 
by ab-intus | Mar 30, 2026 | Coaching, Leadership
I have written before that leaders don’t need to be coaches per say, just have good coaching skills. What I have noticed is that so many leaders and managers operate at quite a transactional level. Their time, focus, listening and exploration with employees... 
by ab-intus | Mar 5, 2026 | Leadership, Management
Leadership development and selection focuses a lot on skills and behaviours required, which is fair enough, but what about ‘leadership character’? Surely it is leadership character which underpins leadership thinking and behaviours? Understanding leadership character... 
by ab-intus | Mar 5, 2026 | Leadership, Management
There are very few organisations out there who ‘define’ who their leaders are, what their organisational leadership purpose is. This might seem a strange thing to say, but it is true. Do you know your organisational leadership purpose? If you are a leader in your... 
by ab-intus | Mar 2, 2026 | Leadership, Management
I have lost count the number of times I have brought delegation to life in leadership programmes. It is a perennial topic requested by organisations and identified by leaders as being poorly done. Yet it doesn’t have to be this way. The challenge is that for most of...