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Member Spotlight
Joining the CEO Peer-to-Peer Coaching Group: A Journey of Growth and Connection
Jawad Jumani – known as JJ – is Managing Director of Livingstone International Ltd which specialises in the sourcing and manufacture of bespoke clothing and accessories for customers and clients based in the UK, Europe, Africa and North America. JJ has been a member of Jo’s peer-to-peer leadership coaching group for almost 6 years and…
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Leadership with ambition and empathy
By Ross Hunter All great leaders have ambition and a clear vision. Many have a colossal ego and lead with a directive style. That can work, of course. But the best leaders, in my view, bring a different set of skills – empowerment, vulnerability, coaching and empathy. Anthony Rafferty from Origo is one such leader…
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Insulating communities
By Ross Hunter Great leaders need to be resilient and creative. If Jennifer Phin was a stick of rock, those would be the two words etched into her core. Since 2015, when Jennifer took over as Managing Director of Glasgow-based construction company A.C. Whyte, she’s faced the challenges of Brexit and Covid. Both she and…
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Leadership Lessons – From The Horse’s Mouth
Ever heard the expression ‘feedback is a gift’? All too often, however, we don’t receive any insightful feedback of either a positive or negative nature. If you’re the company leader, you’ll probably receive even less than anyone else. At best you might have had a 360-degree assessment from your leadership team, and perhaps some of…
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Member spotlight – Tommy Dale: The man who plants trees
When I started my leadership peer group a few years ago, one of the key criteria I was looking for in each member was whether they were a ‘legacy footprinter’. What I mean by that is: do they hold within themselves a vision of what they want to leave behind for the greater good that…
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What gets you out of bed every day?
This may look like yet another staged group photo taken on Zoom, but it’s actually a still taken from a recording of one of my leadership peer group’s meetings. So what spontaneous, unrehearsed thing put a smile their faces, you might wonder? Well, they’ve just been told by expert speaker, Carole Gaskill (Full Potential Group)…
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