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Leadership
News

Brandon Hall Group HCM award success

Five Impact clients, including four that operate out of the US, have won three gold, one silver and one bronze coveted Brandon Hall Group™ awards for excellence.

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Digital & Technology
Leadership

Podcast: Leading with AI: transforming organisational culture

Michael Molinaro joins Dan to discuss Gen AI, leadership and culture.

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Leadership
News

Brandon Hall Group HCM award success

Five Impact clients, including four that operate out of the US, have won three gold, one silver and one bronze coveted Brandon Hall Group™ awards for excellence.

Read the article

Digital & Technology
Leadership

Podcast: Leading with AI: transforming organisational culture

Michael Molinaro joins Dan to discuss Gen AI, leadership and culture.

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Change
Leadership

Podcast: What can leaders learn from the Olympics?

Sue Hunt served as the Director of Strategic Programs for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee. This podcast isn't just for Olympic enthusiasts; it offers a captivating...

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Change
Leadership

Podcast: Is VUCA still relevant?

We first wrote about VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) and it's relevance to business over 15 years ago - but is VUCA still relevant today? In this podcast we explore what we mean by...

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Coaching
Leadership

Podcast: the coaching advantage

Sarah Brammeier is Head of Executive Coaching Practice at Impact and is passionate about coaching. This episode touches on how coaching can support people to explore their edges, to learn what is...

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Change
Digital & Technology
Leadership
News

The greatest organisational challenges of 2024

Discover insights from our global events where over 160 leaders in New York, London, and Singapore identified their top organizational challenges and explored strategies to shape the future workplace.

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Innovation & Creativity
Leadership

Global leaders share the advice they'd give their younger self (part 3)

We asked ten global leaders the question "if you could start your career again, what advice would you give yourself?" How does their answer match to yours?

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Change
Digital & Technology
Leadership

Podcast: How to navigate the polycrisis

Tackling the challenges of a polycrisis. In a turbulent, digitalising, uncertain world, making sense of the future is more important than ever. But what questions should we be asking and what answers...

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Leadership
Sustainable Innovation

Podcast: Balancing profit, people and planet

A podcast on sustainability in big business. Can change, growth and sustainability go hand in hand? How can you grow your business and have a positive impact?

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Change
Digital & Technology
Leadership

Podcast: the changing world of HR

25 minutes of insights, best practices and thought-provoking discussion on the changing world of HR and the role of technology and AI in talent development

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Adventure
Sustainable Innovation

Podcast: Exploration, ecology and values

Paul Rose is one of the world's most experienced divers, field scientists, and polar experts. In this podcast, he joins Dan to talk about exploration, ecology, the environment, and the lessons that...

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Change
Management Development
Wellbeing & Personal Development

Effectiveness and employee fatigue

The phenomenon of tired workers. Organisations across the globe are grappling with the consequences of employee fatigue. Driving profit, targets and outcomes is leaving people exhausted. Without...

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Change
Leadership
Wellbeing & Personal Development

What makes a great executive retreat?

We have welcomed a group of senior learning professionals to bring their complex challenges to a one-day immersive retreat in the heart of the Lake District. In this article our consultant reflects on...

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Change
Leadership

Only human-centred organisations will survive

In Trevor Johnson’s article, he emphasizes the significance of human-centered organizations and delves into their growing relevance in addressing the challenges of our era.

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Change
Coaching
Leadership

The advice you wish you'd had at the start of your career (part 4)

Ten global leaders share their career advice. What would they tell their younger selves? Including advice from Jamais Cascio, William Lankston and Dr Jenn Gandhi.

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Change
Digital & Technology

Podcast: How can HR lead in the AI revolution?

How concerned should we be about job security as AI continues to grow? Stacy Eng joins us to discuss the top questions leaders are asking about bringing AI into the workplace.

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Leadership

Your top L&D priorities for 2025

We asked our clients what their learning and development priorities are for 2025 and what organisational challenges they're predicting for the year ahead.

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Change
Management Development
Talent
Teams

Podcast: Talent management

Andy MacGovern has over 25 years of experience in talent management, talent acquisition and performance management, working globally across various sectors. When we decided it was time to discuss if...

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Innovation & Creativity
Teams
Wellbeing & Personal Development

Why corporate team building matters

Have you ever been responsible for organizing a team-building event? How do you ensure the day is productive, strategic, and enjoyable while maximizing its impact on the team?

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Innovation & Creativity
Leadership

Podcast: Building organisational culture

William Lankston is Managing Director of Timpson Direct, part of the long-established British retail service provider. In this episode we look at how they continue to sustain their renowned...

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Change
Diversity and Inclusion
Leadership

Podcast: Diversity, change and empowerment

Isabella Echeverri, a former Olympic and World Cup football player, is a passionate advocate for diversity in sports. She joins us to discuss different leadership styles and how to drive systemic...

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Change
Digital & Technology
Leadership
Wellbeing & Personal Development

2024 workplace challenges from our clients

Scott Rose explores the biggest workplace challenges we're hearing about from our clients.

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Change
Leadership

Podcast: Systems leadership

Dr Kate Simpson joins our podcast to talk about systems leadership, what it is and how it can be applied to our most complex problems, enabling leaders and organisations to make positive change and...

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Wellbeing & Personal Development

Podcast: Mental health and performance

Dr. Jenn Ghandi joins us to discuss how to recognize burnout, what it means to have a psychologically safe workplace, and the most important things for a leader to keep in mind to avoid feeling...

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Leadership
Wellbeing & Personal Development

What can leaders learn from athletes?

There is perhaps no profession more transparent than sports, where an individual's beliefs, focus, and interactions can clearly influence successful, and sometimes not so successful, outcomes. But...

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Change
Digital & Technology
Leadership

Podcast: Is BANI the new VUCA? with Jamais Cascio

Jamais Cascio developed the BANI framework in 2018, and six years later, Impact is the first UK/US organization to invite him to discuss it. In this podcast, we explore BANI and how leaders can...

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Change
Innovation & Creativity
Leadership
Sustainable Innovation

Sustainability: from boardroom to classroom

What would happen when we took the Regeneration Game from the boardroom to the classroom? Would this engaging approach that encourages participants to reflect on their impact on the world drive the...

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Wellbeing & Personal Development

What does wellbeing mean to you?

As World Wellbeing Week approached, we used this time to answer the question 'what does wellbeing mean to you?' Here are some of our thoughts:

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Digital & Technology
Leadership

Leading in the AI Age

Generative AI presents huge opportunities, as well as huge risks. But what will successful leadership look like in the AI Age?

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Coaching
Wellbeing & Personal Development

The (S)Tress Test: How to give feedback

Turning uncomfortable situations into constructive feedback At the start of my last meeting with my colleague Sammy our usual two minute catch up turned into a discussion you may well be familiar with...

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Adventure
Change
Leadership
Teams

Podcast: What is experiential learning?

A podcast on what makes experiential learning effective, whether experiential learning works for everyone, and why global clients keep choosing to embrace this approach.

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Leadership

Podcast: Learning and leadership culture

A podcast on how to build a learning culture that drives business forward. What contribution can learning, leadership and purpose have on your organisational culture?

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Innovation & Creativity
Leadership
Wellbeing & Personal Development

What will you do with an extra day?

2024 stands out as a remarkable year. It’s an election year for over 50 countries, the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese Zodiac, and a leap year. Introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BCE, February 29th...

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Innovation & Creativity
Leadership
Wellbeing & Personal Development

Podcast: Wellbeing, resilience and mitigating burnout

How can leaders prevent burnout? There’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Resilient leaders adapt quickly. Empathetic leaders can tune in to their employees’ needs. Human-centred leaders can support...

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Change
Leadership

Podcast: Shiny penny syndrome

A podcast that explores what shiny penny syndrome is, how it affects you and your organisation, and how you can use it to stay focused on your goals.

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Digital & Technology
Leadership
Sustainable Innovation

Podcast: disruption for positive change

An In Good Company podcast with Laura Chase , Chief Commercial Officer, WeAre8 How to make a career change Have you ever wondered what it would be like to leave an established career and join a start...

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