According to psychologist Paul Ekman there are just five ‘basic emotions’ universally recognised and experienced by humans: joy, sadness, fear, disgust, and anger.
31.07.2024
A new study finds employees in companies with female founders report being happier with their work/life balance, company diversity, and salary compensation, as well as stay in their roles longer, compared to male-founded tech companies.
06.05.2024
Purpose and conscious leadership are buzzwords often banded around these days, but what do they really mean for the modern-day leader and how can we embody their meaning beyond the superficiality of understanding what the words themselves mean?
27.03.2024
What’s our biggest struggle as leaders? It’s not what we often think: the struggle for money, power and resources. It’s the struggle against time.
01.02.2024
Every founder who wants to build a thriving business knows that having a solid team around them for support is key to their success. And if the business doesn’t prioritise it’s people, then growth will come only at the expense of the company’s culture and likely a high churn rate too.
18.01.2024
In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, where change is the only constant, leaders face the daunting challenge of making informed, forward thinking decisions that can shape the future of their organisations.
18.10.2023
Eric Van der Kleij, the visionary behind Canary Wharf’s tech community Level39 and former head of the Tech City (Tech Nation) initiative appointed by David Cameron, has joined forces with Gokce Gizer Clover, who previously led the Extreme Tech Challenge, the largest startup competition of its kind, to launch TransformBase.
13.10.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Anthony Quigley, founder and executive chairman of the Corporate Governance Institute, about the need for better certification of directors, implementing good corporate governance at scale, and the centrality of company culture.
24.08.2023
What makes a great leader? It’s one of those questions that can bring out a multitude of answers. Before the pandemic, a CEO’s role was primarily dedicated to making the big company decisions, from corporate strategy to investor handling that accounted for 45% of a company’s performance.
18.11.2021
In my long career as an entrepreneur, I can definitely say I’ve lost more times than I’ve won. Not in the way you might think. In terms of outcomes, I’m batting well over 50%. But to get there, I’ve had to take a lot of Ls — from losing deals, to losing position, to losing face. How do entrepreneurs deal with all of that losing? I mean, besides alcohol.
02.02.2021
2020 involved a whole lot more rapid innovation than anyone was expecting, with almost every team in every organisation having to find ways to do more work ‘virtually’ through digital networking.
20.11.2020
Executive coach and business leader Daniel Beutler looks at how the rhythm of coaching has changed over the pandemic and helped to build closer relationships.
28.10.2020
We spend a lot more time worrying about how to have an awkward or hard conversation with an employee or team member than we really need to! Sometimes ripping off a band aid is the best solution! Maddyness spoke to Dr Mark Kilgallon about why we feel so difficult having these conversations and the top tips we can employ to help us have them effectively.
01.10.2020
Dr Mark Kilgallon weighs in on why he believes authentic, emotionally connected leaders are at the forefront of their professions.
16.09.2020