Successful delegation is critical to growing your business. Whether you’re onboarding new team members or handing off part of your role. If you treat delegation as a briefing task you’ll only end up digging yourself deeper into the “I can do this better/faster myself” hole. So how do you do it effectively?

Establishing the right organisational culture for your business is crucial to its success - and is the cornerstone of transitioning from a Founder into a CEO.

Increased individual emotional intelligence and team social intelligence is key to team performance. As a leader you can facilitate and structure team engagements in a way that creates an environment that builds trust and connection among the team, and fosters social intelligence and cooperation.

As a leader re-engaging a team member or needing to find solutions to a challenging situation there is much that neuroscience can teach us. Team performance can be improved through a team culture that instills trust between team members.

How we think and see the world affects our ability to lead. Read on to learn how and why a shift in mindset will fast-track your transition from founder to CEO.

The mark of a great leader is someone who thoughtfully makes robust decisions in circumstances when there’s no right or wrong answer. There are plenty of places to go to get practical support on filing a patent application or raising capital, but how do you decide on the right approach for leading your business at this time? One way to gain that fresh perspective and unlock your leadership potential is through group coaching. I’d go further to say it’s an essential support mechanism for founders.

When you’re promoted to a more senior role in the corporate space your new role comes with new objectives and metrics. What made you successful in your previous role often isn’t what will make you successful in your new one.

Should statements are harsh expressions of self-criticism, the product of exceptionally high expectations of oneself: ‘I should have known better.’ ‘I should want more’. ‘I should enjoy being a CEO.’ In this article, I explain why ‘should’ holds such power over us as entrepreneurs and explore three ways to challenge your self-critical thinking.

Ever feel way out of your depth leading your company, or that your success isn’t your own? Spend time you don’t have agonising over every decision, feel ill-equipped as a leader, even a fraud? It’s possible that you’re experiencing Imposter Syndrome, a thorn in the side of many start-up founders. Don’t suffer in silence. Keep reading, as I reveal where your imposter comes from, why it’s actually a strength, and how to channel its influence for good.

In this interview with Connie Henry, Founder of charity Track Academy, we explore the signs it’s time to start ‘unpicking’ yourself from your business. Connie discusses the four stages of unpicking her role in the team, her relationship with the Board of Trustees and key stakeholders, redefining her role and establishing a strategy to guide the business into the future.

Employees are a founder’s ‘canary in the mine’. When it’s time to change your ways of working for the good of the company it is your team who will recognise this first.

In this article, I share five signs that it’s time to step back and look at your habits and behaviours as a leader, so your business can scale.

Working online is not the same as face-to-face. So much of working in teams we do unconsciously. So how can you translate the physical world of meetings into the virtual one when the social rituals and cues you'd pick up in a physical meeting are invisible online?

Business and personal goals often address negatives that ‘need improvement’. Goals that build on positive foundations are equally as important.

There are times when we feel we can conquer the world, we take risks and charge into the great unknown. At other times, simply showing up is a challenge. Discover five ways to deepen your energy reserves for the year ahead.

Competing priorities, complex challenges, and crucial, time-sensitive decisions take their toll if you’re not proactive in how you deal with them. Find out how.

As a founder scaling a business, there is plenty to keep you occupied, but with the rapid pace of innovation and growth, it’s crucial that you invest in a support structure.

As a business owner, there are a wealth of resources available to you, from mentors to consultants. So let’s get really clear on exactly what a Founder Coach is, and the value they can bring.