Leadership challenges
Leadership means balancing tensions
Some challenges arise repeatedly in organisations. We present eight. Yours may be among them, or take a different form.
Eight challenges. Eight tensions.
Do any of these challenges sound familiar?
The programmes below are designed for groups of leaders. If the challenge centres on one executive, on how a leader works with their team, or across departments, you will find other approaches further down.
Leading Through Change
How do you provide direction when not all the answers are available?
The Accountability Paradox
How do you build accountability without controlling everything again?
Psychological Safety Under Pressure
How do you create safety without lowering standards?
Difficult Conversations
How do you say what needs to be said without damaging the relationship?
The Power of Disagreement
How do you challenge a decision while continuing to move forward together?
From Expert to Leader
How do you stop being the answer without giving up accountability?
Leading Under Pressure
How do you act quickly without losing decision quality?
Deciding Under Uncertainty
How do you move forward when waiting for more information also has a cost?
After recognising the challenge
The same problem may require different approaches
The question is not only what the challenge is. It is where it appears, who is involved and what needs to change.
Does it recur across a group?
Leadership Experiences →One leaderIs it centred on an individual challenge?
Executive Development →Leader and teamDoes it concern how a leader and their team communicate and work together?
Leadership Teams →Across departmentsDoes it arise when work passes between departments?
Working Across Boundaries →Your challenge may not be on this list
Locate it before choosing a response
The Challenge Map helps identify where the problem appears, who needs to be involved and where change could begin. Or you can share it directly with us.
Start a conversation
We can start with what you already know
Tell us what is happening — even if you have not fully defined the challenge yet.
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