The September wobble - when resignations and change fatigue collide

September is one of the times of year when organisations see more people leaving - and they are often not the people you want to see go. If people are on the edge of deciding to stay or go, then the fatigue of change might be the thing that pushes them over. But, there are ways that leaders can engage with their teams to reduce the likelihood of that happening.

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If your leaders are stuck in survival mode, something needs to shift

This time of year always brings a shift - back to school, the countdown to the year end…but despite a summer break, most leaders come back to finding things at the very same pace. What if they didn’t have to do everything on their own? What if they had time and space to think before they tried to tackle different ways of working with the old tools and techniques of business as usual?

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When firefighting becomes the norm, it's performance that suffers

It’s not really about pace, and it’s definitely not a time management thing. What I’m hearing about are leaders trying to tackle today’s complex world with tools that just don’t fit anymore. When we have the right space to pause and reset, things can be very different. If that strikes a chord as we head into September and the final quarter of 2025, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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