A quick shimmy on LinkedIn will leave you super clear – streamlining, cost-cutting, and focussing specifically on the ‘cost of business’ is pretty much on all our agendas right now

The thing is – as anyone who has launched their 27th cost cutting project dressed up as a “transformation project” knows – knee jerk cost cutting, in fact knee jerk anything has a frustrating way of taking us backwards rather than forwards in business

So, what do we need to do to genuinely move those business measures which make us all feel a bit more joyful about why we do what we do? Maybe the answer lies in investing in being more who you want to be – who knew it!

According to Harvard Business Review’s recent report about the most successful businesses right now, they say,

“Instead of exploring how they can improve the bottom line, these regenerative leaders work backward and ask: How could we invest in our people to create a long-term impact? How could we work together differently to build a differen...

As so-called high performers we often define our success as being promoted into positions of leadership

Finally we get to do the things which other leaders before us, failed to get done

When the first few promotions come, we excitedly check the increase in our bank account. We 'accept' the invitations to the ‘important meetings,’ previously above our pay grade. We lean forward in our chairs, relishing the intellectual challenge of new projects and responsibilities. We thrive with the opportunity to lead our team and prove our collective value

Then the reality of our leadership roles kick in and we can often feel 'stuck', sapped of energy and overwhelmed with the task in front of us

Change is constant, targets are tougher, yet the cash and resource often required to hit those targets is constantly cut. and I haven’t even mentioned the politics, goodness the politics!

When we have a catch up with our boss - what we need is momentum, energy, insight - what we often get is 30 minutes ...

As so-called high performers in either start-ups or in larger organisations, we often define our success as being promoted into positions of leadership

The hard work and dedication has paid off. We are so proud, so inspired, so motivated. We know we will now finally be able to implement our own creative ideas, we know we can now set our own challenging targets and get the stuff done, we know needs to get done. We know how to drive the growth, we know our teams and our business deserve. We know, we know, we know. Yes!  We finally get to prove it!  

Our hearts and brains overflow with the potential we see around us, in our teams, our brand and in our own ability to make great things happen

Finally we get to do the things which other leaders before us, failed to get done

When the first few promotions come, we excitedly check the increase in our bank account. We 'accept' the invitations to the ‘important meetings,’ previously out of our pay grade. We lean forward in our chairs, reli...