When we see things differently, we are often able to act more positively. Drawing on the shared knowledge of the leaders we work with, our Executive Coaches regularly share and compare their latest thinking to further our collective understanding of leadership.
Challenging ideas to find new viewpoints
Insight Guides
Discover thought leadership guides and published books inspired by our expertise and research across a wide range of sectors.
Immerse yourself in our in-depth insights about leadership on the issues facing businesses and their leaders today.
Insights Library
The Five Ps of Presence: Developing Your Influence and Impact
Purpose, Preparation, Practice, Perseverance, Partnership
Leading with Grace
A fresh approach to gravitas at work
Leading for the long term
Creating a sustainable future
The Resilient Leader
Ideas and reflections on the pressures of working life and how you keep your resilience, both as a leader and as an individual.
Leading Virtual Teams
Living with Contradiction and Uncertainty
The Resilient Team
Stretching team thinking about what is possible.
The Four Vs of Leadership: An Enduring Framework
Vision, Values, Value-added, Vitality
Board Players
How Chairs, Independent Directors and CEOs make their boards effective.
Job-sharing
A Model for the Future Workplace?
Knowing the Score
What we can learn about leadership from music and musicians.
Living Leadership
Finding Equilibrium
The age of agility
Agility – how to wait, watch, and make fast, decisive moves at the right time – has become a core source of survival and long-term competitive advantage.
What makes a great Chair in the public sector?
The key ingredients for success in the role.
Why are there still so few women on executive boards?
Lessons from Coaching
Prompts
Each month, Praesta Executive Coaches share ideas in a succinct and practical, five-minute read.
Flexing your leadership style
Bringing curiosity into your leadership approach
Knowing your default
Balancing task and people
Overcoming mistakes
Managing difficult conversations
Recognising your derailers
Using a coaching style
Using authority well
Authority: how do we use it?
Convening authority
Relationship authority
How do I “show up”?
Handling uncertainty
Handling escalating uncertainty
Fresh Energy
Stick or Twist?
Effective feedback needs clarity and care
Learning from what goes wrong
Managing the chatter in our heads
Taming your inner critic
Staying resilient to setbacks
Valuing your strengths
What are we avoiding?
Self-talk affects others too
Managing the chatter in your head: Next steps
Creating a sustainable future
Listening is an art
See the wood for the trees
Connect with every link in the chain
Which fires do I put out?
Capture the genius of your people
Stay calm amidst the storm
Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee
Weave the golden thread of trust
What metaphors catch your imagination?
Looking after your resilience
Rescue, repair and renewal
Handling emotional turbulence
Are you team fit
Ensuring team trust
Managing your time and energy when working from home
Leading virtually requires deliberate communication
Staying resilient through uncertainty
What makes a great team
Team health check
Staying focused when all eyes are on you
What makes a confident team
Focusing your collective time
Playing to all your strengths
Avoiding the risk of group think
Confronting conflict
Covert conflict
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