Davos, leadership capacity and a different world order

The year has started with some pretty seismic events at this year’s World Economic Forum, which has clearly signalled a change in our world order. Considering what this means for leaders - and especially their capacity to navigate an increasingly unpredictable landscape - brings ideas that might feel ‘over there’ a little closer to home.

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This approach could have helped to prevent the UK's Post Office scandal

The long-running scandal at the UK’s Post Office, where a technology solution didn’t work as planned, resulting in the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters, could have been avoided. There are so many lessons to learn from this but a people-first approach to change could have averted the worst of this disaster. Here are just a few straightforward principles the leadership could have followed for a very different result…

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Resilience, sisu and the happiest country in the world

Watching the Finnish ice hockey, team play ROC in the Olympic final I heard a commentator mention the ‘mental fortitude’. This really struck a chord, reminding me of ‘sisu’ a characteristic most often attributed to Finns. However, sisu is something we can all cultivate, and it can help to build our resilience.

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