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On January 20th, 2017, the World Economic Forum gathered together in a call for Responsive and Responsible Leadership. One year later and what’s changed? Klaus Schwab introduced four primary...

The future of the workplace will, to a certain extent, be shaped by the trends of today but there’s also an element of uncertainty for organisations and their people that can only be managed by strong...

Complex problems demand more of our implicit or tacit knowledge, given that explicit knowledge is now ubiquitous and instantly available. It is not what we know as much as how we apply what we know...

Historically organisations were regarded as mechanistic; they functioned as machines, controlled through hierarchies with success measured narrowly - usually only in numbers (output, financial returns...

This interview originally appeared in GreenBiz blog. As a changemaker, you constantly face challenges to gain buy-in, engage others on the journey and measure impact. In the new Purpose and People...

As we face increasing levels of uncertainty and change, one of the key skills we all need is to challenge our own mental models about how the world works. I’m not suggesting we resort to eating...

Increasingly, today’s world requires our businesses to become ever more emergent, innovative and adaptive. In turn, our leadership becomes more about empowering, empathising and encouraging...

Not being the most technically competent person, I have this profound respect for the reset button. So you can imagine the delight when, on a meditation retreat, I finally figured out, we have an...

John Matthews explores how a sense of adventure is fundamental to our happiness It’s a common question to be asked: So when are you happiest?... For me I am often at my happiest when heading out into...

In today’s complex and demanding workplace, an organisation’s most valuable asset is no longer people’s time, it’s their attention. Attention is defined as what we each choose to focus on and what we...

I recently organised my DIY tools at home. For far too long they had been stuffed in a cupboard under the stairs which not only made it really difficult to find anything but hurt my back every time I...

Whilst on my MBA, a lovely friend told me about ‘Lovemarks’ - Saatchi & Saatchi’s concept of brands that inspire “Loyalty, Beyond Reason”. Those successful brands which not only deliver great...

With Carnivale season upon us, one can be forgiven in thinking about masks and the masks we wear. Carl Jung (1928) wrote about the personas or masks we adopt and present to the world as a way to make...

I was asked recently to write a new year’s article. Something about, good wishes and our hope for 2018. This is what I wrote instead … Ten, Nine, I started writing an article about countdowns. About...

I went swimming in Llyn Padarn with my pregnant friend Sarah. Being eight months pregnant it can cause curvature and puts pressure on your spine known as lordosis. Therefore, spending some time...

Like the slogan “a puppy is not just for Christmas”, I feel resolutions aren’t just for the New Year . From those resolutions we purposefully set, to those that spontaneously emerge, each helps...

We left the south of New Zealand behind and headed for Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula near Christchurch New Zealand. A quiet, well kept, coastal resort with a microclimate that favours palm trees and...

Human beings have a natural need to avoid and/or resolve discomfort of any kind. Humans also have a need to see themselves develop and experience pleasure also. This is evident in the amazing...

Embracing the logic of life We are living in turbulent and troubled times. These times of breakdown and breakthrough invoke fear and the desire to hunker-down, stick to the tried-and-tested, tweak the...

...You haven’t got time not to Not to do ourselves out of business, but I do believe that companies could make a step change in their individual, team and ultimately their organisational performance -...

September. In my view, that time of the year, second only to January, in which we feel that sense of 'fresh' and 'starting a new'. Students (and maybe us adults too) are gleaming ear to ear with new...

Erin Tetarenko of Impact Australia shares her personal journey on Wholehearted Leadership. It’s been nine years since I first learned a lesson that would impact my life forever, one that would...

Mark Quest and I sat in The Lion. The Lion is the name of our smallest meeting room here at Impact HQ. We also have meeting rooms called The Sun and The Rule and a Management Information System we...

I woke up in Luton that winter morning in 2011 knowing that the decision had been made. It was on a gap year between my first and second degrees and, like many people in their twenties, I didn’t know...

Mark Quest, Impact UK Consultant, reflects back to a hot sunny day when his ability to work in the office was challenged and his response was to take to his hammock! It’s the middle of summer. My...

Impact have a strong history of working with apprentices and with the introduction of the apprenticeship levy we have been helping clients to work out how to make the most of this exciting opportunity...

Is your organisation full of people who are worth working with? At Impact our guiding purpose is to fill the world with organisations worth working for. We are passionate about the need for all...

Mind Managing for Goal Achievement Mind management and mental preparation begin with an understanding of how the brain might function in terms of our focus of attention. I picked up on a piece of...

Last year I went out to run the Bob Graham Round - solo. I failed. This is not a story about how I failed but really I succeeded; about finding a greater meaning; about failure being a state of mind...

I’m Dave Kowal, the Chief People and Sustainability Officer for Vita. The Vita Group is an advanced manufacturer of foams that are used for furniture, bedding, transport, and other applications. If...

Impact's Head of Creative Change, Dom Fitch, digs deep into the concept of living changerously. This is my Nordic butter spreader – there are many Nordic butter spreaders like this but this is my...

"Is this cooked? It doesn't look cooked to me," says Jonathan as he probes the spit roast chickens with his Sami knife, squinting as the wood smoke stings his eyes. "Yep," says Greavsie, carnivore-in...

John Maddy: Joint founder and owner of Long Valley Yurts John Maddy is the co-founder and co-owner of Long Valley Yurts , based in the Lake District. From the very beginning, John and his business...

Tom Martlew: Co-founder of Nito Design Tom is a 23-year-old designer and co-founder of Nito Design, along with his business partner Nic. Tom is based in Kendal and spent much of his young life in the...

Alex Staniforth : Inspirational speaker and f ounder of Mind Over Mountains By the age of twenty, Alex Staniforth had already made two Everest attempts. For many who attempt Everest, you either summit...

Can there really be one solution for a sustainable world? This might sound like a bold statement but I believe it to be true. As a global society we’re currently on a path that is not sustainable – we...