Sam’s Blog
Agency: The Critical Lever for Leadership Impact
Albert Bandura, one of the most influential psychologists of the last century, ultimately landed on a simple but profound idea: human wellbeing and effectiveness are shaped by agency - the sense that I can influence what’s happening here.
When people experience themselves as agents rather than passengers in their own lives, they act, persist and adapt. When they don’t, even highly capable individuals begin to stall.
The Strategic Exit: Leading Well Includes Leaving Well
Turnover is inevitable. Including at the top table. How we meet those exits says a lot about who we are, as leaders and as an organisation. My observation, broadly speaking, is there are two types of Chief exits…
How Do CPOs Know When A Chief Is Thinking of Leaving?
It’s a gut punch every Chief People Officer dreads: the sudden resignation from a senior leader who they’d thought was solid. It’s a reality that CPOs learn to live with, but the costs (in every sense) are huge.
How ExCos Align
In a fast, fragmented, and increasingly hot world - as Andy Doyle, CPO at Kantar put it - businesses are facing a tipping point. The future is arriving quickly, reshaping how we work, lead and thrive. AI is now woven into every function. Hybrid work has moved from experiment to norm.
The Human Edge: Leading Through Change in the Age of AI
In a fast, fragmented, and increasingly hot world - as Andy Doyle, CPO at Kantar put it - businesses are facing a tipping point. The future is arriving quickly, reshaping how we work, lead and thrive. AI is now woven into every function. Hybrid work has moved from experiment to norm.
The 4 Moments That Matter in Chief Officer Development
What CPOs should look for, and act on, when supporting their most senior leaders
Coming Home: An Independent Self
Self-Realized Leadership is exactly what it sounds like: leadership grounded in a realization of self.
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