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Quick Guides

Discover clear frameworks and tools to confidently apply proven strategies in your career.
Download actionable guides that bring clarity to complex management skills, making them easy to digest and implement.

Quick Guides

Building a Powerful Network

Networking is often framed as performance. In reality, the relationships that shape careers are built through integrity, presence, and consistency.…
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Master Career Negotiation

Negotiation isn’t just about salary—it’s about shaping your leadership trajectory. The most effective professionals position themselves strategically, engage in the…
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How to Strengthen Your Executive Presence

When your role evolves, how you’re perceived needs to evolve with it. Executive presence is less about confidence, more about…
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Podcast

Engage with authentic stories and expert conversations tailored to your leadership development.
Watch and listen to real stories and expert advice from senior leaders.

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The Muddy Middle S2E7: Erlene Graanoogst

Today, we welcome Erlene Graanoogst, a Business Transformation and Change Consultant and leadership mentor at Roots Inspire. With over 14…
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The Muddy Middle S2E6: Frank Galestien

In today’s episode, we welcome Frank Galestien, Global Category & Marketing Lead at Unilever and long-term leadership mentor at Roots…
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The Muddy Middle S2E5: Rob Anarfi

In today’s episode, we welcome Rob Anarfi, Chief Risk Officer at the specialist insurer, Beazley and one of our long-standing…
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The Muddy Middle S2E4_ Gitanjali Ponnappa
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The Muddy Middle S2E4: Gitanjali Ponnappa

We welcome Gitanjali Ponnappa, Partner at EY and one of our longstanding mentors on our leadership development programme. Gitanjali’s career…
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The Muddy Middle S2E3 Justin Carty
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The Muddy Middle S2E3: Justin Carty

In this episode, we welcome Justin Carty, Executive Director at CBRE. Starting his career in residential real estate in the…
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The Muddy Middle S2E1 Ference Lamp
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The Muddy Middle S2E1: Ference Lamp

We often hear from participants in our leadership programmes about a common challenge they face – feeling like they’re in…
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Articles

Explore thoughtful perspectives to support your authentic leadership journey and career acceleration.
Dive into articles that inspire fresh ideas and fuel your leadership growth.

Articles

The Unwritten Criteria for VP Promotion

Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
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Negotiating While Underrepresented

Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
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Negotiating Senior Roles Is Not What You Think

Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
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Authenticity as a Leadership Asset

Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
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The Logic Behind the Sponsorship

Sponsorship is often described as advocacy behind closed doors. What is less examined is how those advocacy decisions are made.
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How Presence is Seen From the Top

Leadership presence is often treated as a stable competency. In practice, it is evaluated differently at each layer of the…
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Knowledge Bites

Quick, actionable ideas that fit your schedule and deliver immediate value to enhance your impact at work.
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Expectation vs Reality: Why it’s not enough to “Look the Part”

It’s 2023, and almost all businesses want to look like they are doing the right thing regarding Diversity, Equity &…
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Failing up: why some climb the ladder despite mediocrity

Most of us know the frustrating feeling of watching someone ‘fail upward’: landing successively sweeter gigs even after professional…
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Why diverse teams perform better

In numerous studies, diverse teams are associated with business success. The evidence shows that these are not mere correlations, but…
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Performance and Empowering yourself

Contrary to common belief, how well you do your job has very little to do with how successful you are…
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Why diversity programmes fail

The powerful article by Harvard Business Review on Why Diversity Programs Fail has a few surprising findings. It shows how…
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Diversity in the work place is lacking at the top: Here’s why

In management positions across large companies, diversity in the workplace can be very difficult to achieve. BCG in partnership with…
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