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Welcome to Leading the Merlin Way 2023
Welcome to Leading the Merlin Way. Congratulations on securing your place on the programme. We are looking forward to working with you....
Richard Nugent
May 5, 20231 min read


Merlin Leadership cohort 2
Information about the course
Ross Aitken
May 4, 20231 min read


Merlin Leadership
Information about the course
Richard Nugent
May 4, 20231 min read
Ross Aitken
May 3, 20230 min read


Is it possible for leadership development to do more harm than good?
One size does not fit all We know that one-size leadership development does not fit all. So why do some organisations still insist on...
Richard Nugent
May 2, 20233 min read
Ross Aitken
Apr 28, 20230 min read
Ross Aitken
Apr 25, 20230 min read


The cold hard truth about writing The Alignment Advantage
George helping me during an early morning writing session This image captures the challenge of writing a brilliant book – at least, it...
Richard Nugent
Apr 24, 20232 min read
Ross Aitken
Apr 21, 20230 min read
Ross Aitken
Apr 17, 20230 min read


Solving the mystery of the difference between coaching and mentoring
Mentoring Mentoring is a process by which the mentee works with the mentor to elicit a particular skill, attribute, piece of knowledge,...
Richard Nugent
Apr 17, 20232 min read


How to enable your managers to have brilliant career conversations with their people
The success of these conversations will give you the best way of ensuring your organisation’s strategic requirements are being met with...
Matt Williams
Apr 11, 20232 min read
Ross Aitken
Apr 6, 20230 min read


Are you really being an inclusive leader? Three questions to ask yourself to find out
Inclusive leadership is a leadership style that creates a work environment in which all team members feel valued, respected and...
Matt Williams
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Ross Aitken
Mar 30, 20230 min read
Ross Aitken
Mar 27, 20230 min read


3 Questions That Will Boost Your Influence
Ask yourself the following 3 questions to consider how you’re currently influencing people. Are you clear on what you really want? To...
Matt Williams
Mar 27, 20232 min read
Ross Aitken
Mar 22, 20230 min read


Want to start a meaningful conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion? Start with this quest
This week I was asked to lead an ad hoc session on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) for a talented leadership group hungry to learn...
Richard Nugent
Mar 20, 20232 min read
Ross Aitken
Mar 17, 20230 min read
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