Collaboration – a game of snakes and ladders?

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One of the strangest pieces of research we have come across was published in the Harvard Business Review: ‘Adults behave better when Teddy bears are in the room’. The research suggests that the presence of Teddy bears (or other cuddly toys) in a meeting room heightens the likelihood for collaborative behaviour amongst participants of workshops held in those rooms.

Unleash your leader – A Book Review

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Don’t be put off by the somewhat adolescent title of this gem of a book. Unleash your leader contains some essential truths every leader needs to know.

Secrets to success?

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n a 3-minute TED talk, analyst Richard St John distils 500 interviews with successful people into what he calls ‘8 secrets of success’. Click here to listen.