As many businesses continue to wrestle with the “if “and/or “how” of whether employees should head back to working on-site, there seems to be an opportunity here for those same organisations to consider their role on a societal scale. Since early Summer 2020, we have been challenging individual leaders and their organisations, to consider...
It makes sense that leaders and managers impact the productivity and engagement of those in their teams. Both negatively and positively. In fact, isn’t positively affecting these two measures, at least partly, what leaders are rewarded for? But wellbeing? You can hear leaders and managers everywhere, as one voice claim, “That’s not in my...
Whilst total production fell in the UK through 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic, average productivity increased marginally on hourly output measures, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Perhaps neither of these figures are wholly surprising, given the vastly different types of jobs done by people all across the UK....
It seems to us that as we look around politics and business life, there is a real dearth of great leadership. But what do we mean when we say “great leadership”? In Exigence’s view, a ‘great’ leader should not be confused with either a famous (or infamous) leader. Leaders can achieve notoriety for all...
Heeding advice, even great advice and then adjusting behaviours, can be really challenging at the best of times. And these are not those times. Don’t eat refined sugars. Take exercise for a minimum of 20 minutes, three times a week. Eat more green vegetables. We’ve all heard this advice repeatedly over the years. Even...