This week we explore how agreeableness as a personality trait has a positive impact on work investment and teamwork.

Is optimism always better for happiness and well-being? This week we explore which is best for mental well-being - being pessimistic, realistic or optimistic.

If we expect something to be boring, it ends up being even more boring.

Research demonstrates the process by which biased people become more biased. Here’s what to do about it.

The mindset we bring impacts our ability to build professional connections.

This week we consider the challenges of cross-cultural leadership.

This week we explore goal setting, and the importance of letting go and moving on.

Don Schmincke is a best-selling author, researcher with MIT and Johns Hopkins and adviser to CEOs across a broad range of industries. You only have to read one of Don’s books or see him in action to recognise Don is not your typical leadership thinker.

We discuss leadership failures and fads, why our approaches to leadership development often fall short, and what we should do about that. We also explore themes from Don's books including what leaders can learn from 9th-century samurai, the experiences of mountaineers, and his latest focus on entrepreneurs.

Learn more about Don and his work - Saga Leadership

This week we explore how delegating isn’t just great for results, it also helps people to develop.

This week we explore how delegating isn’t just great for results, it also helps people to develop.

People have a basic need to be connected and belong. There is much leaders can do to increase collaboration and support.

Developing people builds their capability, but also increases the capacity of our teams.

Motivation is great, but only if people are motivated in the same direction. That’s where Inspiring comes in.

Leadership begins with reflecting - taking a step back to examine broader trends to then plan for the future.

There are two common mistakes that leaders often make - either over-leading or under-leading.

The workplace has changed forever. This is how teams and organisations can work out how to work.