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Corporations go to great lengths to retain talent, but the answer may be simpler than we think. Where are all the workers? This is the question governments and organisations have been asking over the last few months.  Recruitment has been tougher than ever and employers have offered incentives ranging from golden hellos of £10,000. The […] ...

“We need to create a more diverse leadership. Currently, our leaders just don’t have enough understanding of the consumers we serve.” This comment was made to us recently by the chief talent officer in a global corporation. Of course, it could really have come from any large company.  Today almost every organisation is looking to […] ...

“We follow the science,” has been the refrain of politicians around the world as they seek to combat COVID-19.  Similarly, corporations rightly encourage leaders to approach challenges with a scientific mindset. At Threshold we regard neuroscience as a rich seam of knowledge to be mined for practical benefits.  However, we warn our clients to be […] ...

Why most Leadership Development fails – and what we need to do about it The exams season has just finished – and here in the UK it has proved particularly controversial.  The Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, says that he would like to see a return to an emphasis on exams.  Those against the exams system […] ...

Conspiracy theories and scary stories are more likely to circulate among teams who feel stressed and lacking in energy Nearly 30 percent of Americans believe that Covid-19 was created by humans in a laboratory and almost a quarter of those think that humans created it intentionally, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center […] ...

Everyone has been subjected to meaningless verbiage and incomprehensible acronyms – but there’s a reason why some people use them Do you know your ARU from your SIO?  What is a UCO or a CHIS, for that matter?  Have you ever been accused of “cuckooing” or ignoring an Osman warning? OK, I’ll stop now.  If […] ...