What do Strong NED Candidates Demonstrate? Refresh your Interview Skills to help increase your NED portfolio

Interview Skills in the NED Space - how to make an impact Interviewing for a Non-Executive Director role is different from interviewing for an executive appointment. The emphasis is less on what ... Read More

Want to be a CEO? Here’s how to Nail your Board Presentation

If you’re on the shortlist for CEO, one of the most important moments in the process is the board presentation. This is your opportunity to present your vision for the company and shape how director... Read More

How to Retain Talent in a High Pressure Environment

Burnout and turnover are common in high-pressure jobs. But new research suggests that people are more likely to leave when their work feels isolating, unsupported, or disconnected from meaningful resp... Read More

Interview Skills in the NED space – are you ready for your next challenge?

Interviewing for a Non-Executive Director role is different from interviewing for an executive appointment. The emphasis is less on what you have directly delivered and more on how you think, challeng... Read More

Leadership Challenge Series – When Experience isn’t the Problem

Leadership Challenges Series When Experience Isn’t the Problem — But the Environment Has Changed Many senior leaders I speak with are not struggling because they lack capability, judgement, ... Read More

Why do most CVs now all look the same?

The unintended consequence of AI-written CVs Over the past year, I’ve noticed a clear trend. CVs are becoming more polished but they are also more predictable. The language is smooth. The str... Read More

Leadership Capability and Transitions in a Changing Market

Across many sectors, organisations continue to navigate economic pressure, structural change and evolving leadership expectations. In these conditions, the strength and depth of leadership within seni... Read More

Considering a role as a Fractional Director or NED? Do you fully recognise your own skills?

For many senior professionals, career progression eventually stops looking like a ladder and starts looking like a question. Not “What’s the next role?”But “How do I want to use my experience... Read More

National Quitters Day: Why momentum fades — and what Leaders and HR should notice all year round

By the end of January, motivation often dips. Good intentions soften. Energy drains.31 January has become known as National Quitters Day — a light-hearted label that masks a much more serious organi... Read More

How to Ask for the Right Title in Your Role – Why it matters and how to do it without sounding difficult

Titles are often dismissed as cosmetic. “Focus on the work, not the label.” Yet in senior and executive roles, a title is not decoration — it is signal. It signals authority, scope, credibil... Read More

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