How to Win at Stakeholder Relationships
Across 25 years of leading Transformation for global organisations, I’ve navigated high-stakes boardrooms and managed multi-million-pound budgets. I’ve always been a champion of Insights Discovery, priding myself on my self-awareness and my ability to flex my ‘colour energies’ to ensure my message lands. Yet, despite all that experience, I still managed to drop the ball. I […]
Delegation: An Essential Leadership Skill
Delegation: An Essential Leadership Skill Too often, people see delegation as simply giving your work to someone else. The truth though, is that delegation is a key leadership skill. As your role evolves, your focus must evolve too. If you are moving from being a high performing ‘doer’ to becoming an impactful ‘leader’, then your […]
The Silent Saboteurs: 3 Ways You Might Be Holding Yourself Back
At Borderless we have seen countless talented individuals strive for success. But often, the biggest hurdles they face aren’t external challenges – they’re the silent saboteurs lurking within. These are the subtle, often unconscious, ways we hold ourselves back from achieving our full potential. Let’s shine a light on three of the most common silent […]
Stepping up to The Glass Cliff with Confidence
We often hear about the glass ceiling – that invisible barrier that prevents women from reaching the highest echelons of leadership. But what happens when a woman does break through, only to find herself standing on a precipice? This is the unsettling reality of the ‘glass cliff’. Imagine a company facing significant challenges: declining profits, operational targets […]
Navigating Office Politics: Using Stakeholder Engagement
Office politics. In a large company, the phrase can evoke images of power struggles and backstabbing, but that’s not what it’s really all about. While we’d all prefer a perfectly collaborative and merit-based environment, the reality is that office politics exists, whether you like it or not. Here at Borderless we understand the challenges of […]
Setting Objectives That You Will Achieve
As we approach the end of 2023 it’s natural to reflect on the past year and set our sights on our hopes and dreams for 2024. Objective setting, the process of establishing clear, measurable and achievable goals, is an essential tool for navigating the year ahead and propelling ourselves towards future success. Setting objectives provides […]