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One of our themes at Clifford Style is the opportunity offered by change, disruption, and uncertainty. All leaders, directors, and managers run – to use a seagoing analogy – at ‘full power’ even in relatively stable times; this is the nature of the role.  Every day we sift our computerised ‘in-trays’, knowing we have not…

The entry of a new Prime Minister into No10 Downing Street at the end of July changed everything.  As the leading politician for the nation he and his team now face a fundamental test – deciding on the best way to deal with an economic, social and political dilemma brought about by a referendum vote…

Much has been written about ‘change’ in organisations as if change is something ‘extra’.  There may have been times in the distant past when slow communications, slow technological development, and slow cross-fertilisation of ideas allowed businesses to stand still.  Even then however not forever, not for long. “Change is part of the day job,” but…

Charles and Nick are both alumni of the University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School.  For a recent programme that they both contributed to, they recorded an interview with each other on the nature of Leadership. The interview was turned into an article with an introduction to both of us: we have left the interview…

‘Strategy’ is an overworked word.   Organisations know they need they strategies – but what marks out the good ones? Quite often we hear ‘one-liners’ in organisations.  ‘Our strategy is to expand into this market…exploit this new opportunity…develop that new product … engage with this new supplier…build that new plant…move our business to [here or…