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Leading

How to manage the difficult conversation you'd rather avoid

Apr 24, 2026

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8 min read

How to manage the difficult conversation you'd rather avoid

With the right approach, it won't be as hard as you think

Martin Cole

Self-Confidence

The gap every new leader feels — and what to do about it

Apr 17, 2026

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7 min read

The gap every new leader feels — and what to do about it

Four credibility building steps you can take now

Martin Cole

Self-Confidence

The imposter phenomenon isn't just your problem to solve

Apr 10, 2026

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11 min read

The imposter phenomenon isn't just your problem to solve

The individual work matters. But there is a social and organisational dimension too. Part four of four.

Martin Cole

Self-Confidence

Here is what to do when you feel like a fraud

Apr 3, 2026

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11 min read

Here is what to do when you feel like a fraud

The research points to one key mechanism. Everything else flows from that. Part three of the series.

Martin Cole

New Leaders

Mar 27, 2026

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9 min read

Feeling like a fraud? You're not alone

Achievement alone doesn't diminish imposter feelings, even in the most successful people

Martin Cole

What nobody tells you about imposter syndrome

Mar 20, 2026

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13 min read

What nobody tells you about imposter syndrome

It's not a syndrome. It's not a character flaw. An evidence-based look at what it is, why it happens, and what the research tells us about it

Martin Cole

Leading

When you're struggling, what do you say to your team?

Mar 13, 2026

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12 min read

When you're struggling, what do you say to your team?

When leaders conceal, teams fill the gap with stories that are usually worse than the truth

Martin Cole

Leading

What elite athletes know that most leaders don't

Mar 6, 2026

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9 min read

What elite athletes know that most leaders don't

The same principle that builds world-class athletes applies directly to you.

Martin Cole

Strategy

The skill that separates leaders from managers

Feb 27, 2026

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10 min read

The skill that separates leaders from managers

It's not about working harder. It's about training yourself to think differently.

Martin Cole

Featured

Decision Makiing

How to make an impossible decision: a basis for complex decision making

Feb 26, 2016

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11 min read

How to make an impossible decision: a basis for complex decision making

Complexity Leadership

4 ways for managing complexity in increasingly uncertain times

Jan 18, 2017

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6 min read

4 ways for managing complexity in increasingly uncertain times

Decision Makiing

Managing complexity: 4 techniques for complex problems

Jul 17, 2018

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6 min read

Managing complexity: 4 techniques for complex problems

Complexity Leadership

Managing complex change: dealing with the people challenges

Jul 28, 2018

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2 min read

Managing complex change: dealing with the people challenges

Leading

How to generate employee motivation when setting development goals

Aug 12, 2018

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8 min read

How to generate employee motivation when setting development goals

Leading

65 Effective leadership questions: the power to motivate and inspire

Nov 17, 2018

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7 min read

65 Effective leadership questions: the power to motivate and inspire

Leading

What are complex problems and why can’t you easily solve them?

Sep 23, 2018

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6 min read

What are complex problems and why can’t you easily solve them?

Leading

Three complexity leadership principles for managing in a new role

Sep 5, 2018

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4 min read

Three complexity leadership principles for managing in a new role

Leading

Jan 19, 2019

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3 min read

How to listen to unlock

A questioning technique to get someone unstuck

Leading

Mar 15, 2019

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7 min read

Change leadership skills

12 critical attributes of great change leaders

Motivation

The difference between purpose and goal: understanding key distinctions

Aug 1, 2023

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7 min read

The difference between purpose and goal: understanding key distinctions

Motivation

Jul 29, 2024

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7 min read

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How to manage the difficult conversation you'd rather avoid

The gap every new leader feels — and what to do about it

The imposter phenomenon isn't just your problem to solve

Here is what to do when you feel like a fraud

Feeling like a fraud? You're not alone

What nobody tells you about imposter syndrome

When you're struggling, what do you say to your team?

What elite athletes know that most leaders don't

The skill that separates leaders from managers

Featured

How to make an impossible decision: a basis for complex decision making

4 ways for managing complexity in increasingly uncertain times

Managing complexity: 4 techniques for complex problems

Managing complex change: dealing with the people challenges

How to generate employee motivation when setting development goals

65 Effective leadership questions: the power to motivate and inspire

What are complex problems and why can’t you easily solve them?

Three complexity leadership principles for managing in a new role

How to listen to unlock

Change leadership skills

The difference between purpose and goal: understanding key distinctions

Self-Determination Theory: the key to unlocking powerful motivation and reaching goals

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