Lack of competence

Earlier this year, a report laid some of the blame for rising stress at the feet of incompetent bosses. Managers’ lack of competence and misplaced confidence in themselves is creating a stressed-out, unfulfilled workforce, according to research from the Chartered...

Let’s challenge leaders on ethics

Coaches should challenge leaders on ethical issues – this is the response of many of you to research showing Britain’s bosses are perceived to prioritise profits over principles. Less than two-fifths of CEOs place ethics at the heart of business decisions, according...

Twist in the tale

When Lis Merrick got turned down for a wallpaper hanging course, it set in motion a train of events that would lead her to become one of the UK’s best-known mentoring consultants. Liz Hall explains how If she hadn’t been turned down for a place on a wallpaper hanging...