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Infographic: which type of leader are you?

The old stereotype of dictarial bosses no longer holds. Today’s leaders are more aware and face a more complex set…

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Leadership Development
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The time and place for humour in facilitation might be now

As I sit at the departure gate of another airport, waiting to fly back home to Dublin.  I take in…

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Fancy a coffee? Why taking an hour out on World Mental Health Day is a good idea

In 1993, the American psychologist James Hillman published a book called “We’ve had a hundred years of psychotherapy and the…

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Change and Resilience
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Meteorological Motorbiking

Try this. Stand up, relax your shoulders and take in a deep breath.  Hold it for a second and then…

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Transformation or Transition: treasured rhetoric and awkward realities

It was the morning after the night before. And as the mist from the National Day fireworks cleared, the roar…

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Shared leadership tips: how to do it right

8 tips for doing shared leadership the right way If you’ve worked in more than one organisation, you’ll know how…

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What Are The Most Effective Leadership Styles? 10 Effective Leadership Styles in The Workplace

There are two different concepts here: the most effective leadership style in your workplace, and the most effective leadership style…

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Management training courses: do new managers need them, and why?

If you’re a new manager reading this – congratulations! Your company has spotted your potential and believes you’re going to…

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Mental Health in the Workplace

Back in 1946 Roffey Park was set up to help those traumatised by the war years to return to and…

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Leadership Development and Critical Thinking

Roffey Park is an international executive education institute that provides high impact leadership development, management development, OD and HR, through…

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The Experience Cube (Clear Leadership by Gervase Bushe): the leadership skill of learning to speak out of the box

“Start every question with the word I. It gets you out of the problem of creating something that’s a truth…

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Leadership Development meets Brexit: What did I learn at a Roffey Park Taster Session – by Susan Young

When it comes to invitations, probably half of the UK would currently accept one for an event titled “Forget Brexit:…

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