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From Adam Smith to Holacracy : The Art of Measurement.

by François Moscovici | 24th Mar 2017 | Blog, Leaders

If you want to change the way organisations are run, you can’t simply walk into a room full of successful executives and tell them they’re wrong. You need to ‘show them the money’. For the past few years, there has to be a groundswell of new organisational models...

Women can save us from the Leadership Cliff. Coaching them is key

by Natasha Lancaster | 15th Mar 2017 | Uncategorised

As companies compete for emerging leadership talent, women represent an under-used resource. It is bad enough from a moral standpoint, but it is also a genuine loss of competitive advantage in the war for Talent. According to our research, the industrial world will be...

(De)-focused leadership?

by Natasha Lancaster | 15th Mar 2017 | Blog, Leaders, Leaders in action

In the moments before I took the call asking me to speak on BBC Radio about Focus, I had been: commenting on a family WhatsApp conversation, checking my phone messages, updating Facebook, reading e-mails, catching up on LinkedIn; and feeling guilty about not tweeting...

Leadership and Resilience: Sometimes we just need the proof

by François Moscovici | 7th Nov 2016 | Blog, Leaders, Leaders in action, Opinions, Real People

There are many ways to convince somebody that changing a behaviour might be a good idea. In most cases the simple rational argument is not enough; nor are appeals to emotions or shock tactics. Usually a combination of several factors lines up and we move from...

An inconvenient truth

by François Moscovici | 25th Oct 2016 | Blog, Leaders

This week being Passover, I revisited a post from a couple of years ago, The Rabbi’s leadership wisdom. In it, I debated the relationship between ‘telling it like it is’ and unintended consequences: in corporate life, like in real life, the messenger bears in part the...

The four letter F word hiding behind every investor presentation

by François Moscovici | 18th Jan 2016 | Blog, Leaders

Investor Presentations – IPOs, Placements or PE Rounds – are both fascinating and depressing. Fascinating because the search for a better mousetrap never stops: in the last quarter, AIM has admitted companies ranging from online dating to animal genetics to pharma...

Building the best M&A management team: Survival of the Clearest

by Natasha Lancaster | 2nd Dec 2015 | Blog, News

More than 60 per cent of European mergers still fail to produce value. A key reason is the inability to select and retain a high-quality management team. CEOs and boards look after themselves, but it is in the one or two levels below that where value is gained or...

François co-authors article in Financial Times calling for the redefinition of MBA curricula for Gen Y leaders

by Natasha Lancaster | 17th Jul 2015 | News

This article, which François co-authored with his fellow MBA alumni, stresses the need for innovation in MBA programmes to ensure their future relevance as well as the continued nurturing and development of tomorrow’s leaders. The renowned scholar Henry Mintzberg, who...

The end of hierarchy? Circles in the sky…

by Natasha Lancaster | 18th Jun 2015 | Blog, Leaders

The way we work is changing, yet our organisations remain the same – for now. If you have followed our recent research or blog you will have noticed two things: The interests of Gen Y and women are converging: both ask us to rethink the nature of work. For example to...

Loyalty Through the Eyes of Generations Y & Z – François a panellist at McGill’s MBA 50th anniversary celebration

by Natasha Lancaster | 26th May 2015 | News, Uncategorized

On 23rd May, François was a panellist for a discussion at McGill University’s MBA NEXT 50 conference, in celebration of the MBA programme’s fiftieth year. Entitled ‘Loyalty Through the Eyes of Generations Y & Z’, the discussion...

Move over – I’m smarter! What do today’s leaders need to know about managing tomorrow’s leaders?

by Natasha Lancaster | 26th May 2015 | Leaders

I’ve just returned from McGill University where I participated in a debate about Millennials and loyalty. Gen Yers typically get bad press: they are seen as smart and connected but fickle and hard to please. So what do we, as leaders, need to know and do to engage and...

In praise of imperfection

by Natasha Lancaster | 20th May 2014 | Blog, Leaders, Leaders in action

In the past week, every football manager involved in the World Cup has announced his squad. A mix of conservatism and daring. The story that gathered most headlines was that of the French coach Didier Deschamps omitting two stars from the line-up. Quite a departure...

From Adam Smith to Holacracy : The Art of Measurement.

Women can save us from the Leadership Cliff. Coaching them is key

(De)-focused leadership?

Leadership and Resilience: Sometimes we just need the proof

An inconvenient truth

The four letter F word hiding behind every investor presentation

Building the best M&A management team: Survival of the Clearest

François co-authors article in Financial Times calling for the redefinition of MBA curricula for Gen Y leaders

The end of hierarchy? Circles in the sky…

Loyalty Through the Eyes of Generations Y & Z – François a panellist at McGill’s MBA 50th anniversary celebration

Move over – I’m smarter! What do today’s leaders need to know about managing tomorrow’s leaders?

In praise of imperfection

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