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“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 […] ...

Does familiarity breed contempt? No, in fact it’s the opposite, according to “mere-exposure effect” and this psychological phenomenon has important lessons for leaders We were working with a large infrastructure company who were digitalising their network. One senior leader mentioned that he was surprised that some of the most vehement reactions to change came about […] ...