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Guiding Courageous Transformation for Good

Closing the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

Transformation rarely fails because of strategy. It fails in the gap between leadership intent and organisational execution. As organisations face the pressures of AI, disruption, and constant change, leaders must deliver results today while transforming for tomorrow.

We close that gap by developing both the leaders and the organisational conditions that make lasting transformation possible

 

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Transforming Performance for the Future

Effective leadership goes beyond setting goals and driving results; it requires understanding the diverse personalities within your team.

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Blueprint for Cultivating Cultures of Success: a leadership talk with Michal Oshman

Join our Oxford Leadership’s partners Michal Oshman and Marc Nohr in this leadership talk where Michal shares her journey and

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How purpose drives performance in organisations

Helping senior leadership teams and executives to lead ‘with a sense of responsibility for the whole’ has been our essential purpose for more than two decades.So, it’s pleasing to see that ‘Purpose- driven business’ has become a monumental movement.

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Creating psychological safety: managing with the brain in mind

Neuroscience research confirms that we are social animals, and threats to our social standing are every bit as stressful as physical pain or going hungry.

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20th Anniversary 

As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we invite you to journey with us: exploring our roots, celebrating our impact, and looking ahead to the next generation of purpose-driven leadership.

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Oxford Leadership’s Next Chapter: Guiding Courageous Transformation for Good

We are announcing our next chapter. But before we get to structure, team and frameworks, it is worth being direct about what we believe and what we have learned.

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Leadership for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Leaders who are succeeding in this ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ have embraced a new mind-set, viewing the organisation as a living organism or eco-system, rather than as a mechanical machine.

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Women in top leadership roles benefits business and society

The benefits of having women in leadership positions have been well-documented, with numerous studies finding that gender diversity in leadership results in better financial performance for companies. Despite this, women remain significantly underrepresented in leadership roles across industries and countries.

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TedX: How intuition and courage lead you through crisis

We all face crisis situation from time to time and very often our analytical self does not help in finding a sustainable solution. There are just too many facts, figures, and data out there. Therefore, we need a higher level of finding solutions: our intuition, gut feeling, or common sense.

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TedX: The future of leadership

A crucial part of positive change today are playing women and especially mothers, which Eve and her initiative ‘LadiesLeadChange’ empower to find their voice and excellence. Eve was an executive in the industry for 14 years before she started her boutique consulting firm ‘Inspiration Without Borders’ which leads managers and organizations through transformation of the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

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Feminine principle and Theory U: character based leadership

Theory U describes how change happens in our organizations and societies – and to be a change leader requires the right balance of self-discipline and freedom.

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The power of brands to contribute to a sustainable future

Individuals and governments each have their role to play in shifting toward sustainability, but so do businesses.

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Leadership 4.0: A review of the thinking

The 4th Industrial Revolution is bringing unprecedented changes to societies and organizations throughout the world. The multiple ramifications of digitalization and the accompanying acceleration and increased complexity.

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IPA Keynote: Developing a growth mind set.

On July 10th our Chairman and Founder Brian Bacon talked at the IPA’s Business Growth Conference 2019 in London where he shares his perspective on developing a growth mind set, and in particular the relationship between personal and corporate growth.

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Using intuitive intelligence to guide decision-making

Do you trust your gut when it comes to the big stuff? Instincts and ‘hunches’ may have a comforting influence on day-to-day decisions, but when it comes to major strategic choices and matters of great complexity, intuition doesn’t often get a seat in the C-Suite.

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Leadership 4.0 The future does not need your leadership

Interview with Cyril Legrand, founding trustee and Chief Executive Officer of the international leadership consultancy: Oxford Leadership. He speaks about leadership development in the context of the 4th industrial revolution: Leadership 4.0.

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Why employee empowerment works

Research from the hospitality sector has uncovered some interesting insights into what drives individual employee empowerment. It highlights the issues and resistance when staff are empowered to act without assistance from management.

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Building cultures of sustainability

The BE-DO-HAVE model helps define the prerequisites not just for sustainability initiatives but also for any organisational change effort.

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Leadership 4.0 in the “Digital Age”

Today “Digital Leadership” or “Leadership 4.0” is one of the latest buzzword within organisation boardrooms. But what does it mean? Essentially, it is a type of leadership that is fast-paced, cross-hierarchical, responsive, cooperative, and team-oriented.

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Leadership challenges in the V.U.C.A world

I work with many outstanding leaders with extraordinary competencies; they are brilliant people from whom I’ve learned a great deal. I am grateful and privileged to be able to work with people like this.

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Leadership webinar: How Purpose Drives Performance

What are the skills and attributes that leaders need to grow exponentially?

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Purpose-driven leadership at Virgin Media

ExO CEO panel with the topic “Purpose-Driven Leadership” In this clip: Jeff Dodds, COO at Virgin Media talks about Leading with Purpose in one of UK’s largest Telco and Lifestyle Company.

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Purpose-driven leadership for turbulent times

Today, organisations are frequently dealing with rapid changes and complex challenges. To survive and excel in this new, volatile environment, we need to apply a more purpose-driven approach to leadership and organisations.

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Reinventing management

Many books and articles have now been written to explain the causes of the credit crisis of 2007–2008 and the broader upheaval in the financial services industry that followed.

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What coaches can learn from positive psychology

Positive psychology is an emerging branch of psychology that has grown in popularity over the past 10 years. Focusing on positives rather than negatives is an incredibly powerful tool that can be used by coaches in the workplace.

Perform Today. Transform for Tomorrow.

We help organisations transform from the inside out by developing purpose-driven leaders, building high-performing teams, and creating courageous cultures that sustain performance and enable future-ready organisations.

Transforming leaders, teams, and organisations for over 20 years.

1+ mil

Purpose-led leaders developed

500+

Global companies impacted

200+

Leadership consultants worldwide

20+

Years Guiding Courageous Transformation for Good

drives

Leaders

Our leadership development programmes begin within to create courageous leaders with strong purpose, values, and vision.

fuels

Team

High-performing team programmes provide proven tools and methodologies that create clear strategy execution, psychological safety, and a sense of shared meaning.

Organisation

We equip senior leadership teams with a playbook to roll out strategies while shaping sustainable performance and transformation efforts.

“Oxford Leadership™ enabled us to build a new corporate culture and develop the whole company... a pragmatic way of getting business results by connecting people with spirit, wholeness and learning.”

Rodrigo Loures
Former CEO, Nutrimental

“The Performance Accelerator helped us align as a management team and engage our top 90 leaders with fierce resolve to outperform the market.”

Ruediger Stroh
Executive Vice President, NXP

“Oxford Leadership™ helped our Group Management Team significantly sharpen our strategic focus, create alignment, strengthen teamwork and improve overall performance of the Electrolux Group.”

Keith McLoughlin
President and CEO, Electrolux

“Leadership for Growth is an inspirational experience that allows personal leadership to be the starting point and anchor for better team and organizational leadership. Our top leaders have benefited from making this leadership journey, that touches their hearts and minds.”

Heiko Hutmacher
Board of Management - CHRO, Metro

“What I’ve learned from Oxford Leadership™ is bigger than words. My perception of myself, of my life, of the world, and of my place in this world is today totally different from what it was 4 months ago. My individualistic approach to leadership has moved to a more humanistic one. The effect on my work has been significant and sustained.”

Sirivan Chaleunxay
General Electric

“The Self-Managing Leadership programme was the most powerful and moving course I have ever attended in my entire professional career. Brian’s vision and foresight has helped me deal with many difficult situations personally & professionally.”

John Mahtani
Former Vice President, Warner Bros

“I have been through many leadership programmes before, but none has had the same impact as OLDP on my approach to life and work. It has definitely changed me as a leader.”

Santiago Gowland
Former Vice President - Brand & Social Responsibility, Unilever

“Oxford Leadership is a long-term partner of Telefónica’s Corporate University. More than 2,000 Telefónica senior leaders have completed the Oxford Leadership courses, which consistently achieve the highest level of evaluation amongst our directors.”

Rory Simpson
Chief Learning Officer, Telefonica

“Oxford Leadership has played a key role in the company’s business turnaround since 2002, initially in Europe through the EuroMission management alignment, and also internationally as a key advisor to myself and the Plan to Win Project. I am personally grateful to you for your insightful perspectives on people and your development of the European Management Team.”

Charlie Bell
CEO, McDonalds

“If we are able to lead ourselves in this authentic way, we will truly be able to mobilize those we lead, unlock the potential of the organisation and turn it into growth for our business. Together we will build a community that can be characterized as cohesive, inclusive, respectful, trustworthy and inspired.”

Tex Gunning
Managing Director, AkzoNobel

“During a highly turbulent period in the history of our 100-year-old company, Oxford Leadership defined a new focus for the company and helped build the determination, confidence and commitment amongst our managers to lead the change. We have achieved exceptional growth both in revenue and profitability.I consider this to be the fruit of the Oxford Leadership’s programmes during this critical period.”

J.L. Shah
Managing Director, Atul Industries

“The Presidential lnnova Award is conferred on Oxford Leadership™ in recognition of outstanding contribution to the Mexican Government during the term of my Presidency. This award is an indication of my esteem for Oxford Leadership and its Founder and Chairman, Brian Bacon, whom I consider to be one the best leadership consultants and mentors in the world.”

Vicente Fox Quesada
President of Mexico, 2000-2006, Mexico Government

“It was probably the most interactive and useful training I ever had in my professional life. I believe this will influence my role in a very high grade. I have already started thinking and acting in a different way.”

Anna Tigka
Medical Advisor, Novartis

“We can see the difference in the quality of leadership. We find our leaders are more aware of themselves and their behaviours - they have become mature. Good leadership starts with good knowledge about yourself. Oxford Leadership are very professional and were able to make a true impact on our leadership; in how they behave, in their relationships with themselves, and their employees.”

Eva Norrbohm
Programme Manager, Group HR - Leadership & Organisational Development, SEB

“Opportunity to give time, effort in to renewing myself, my behaviours and my future with a wide variety of tools and techniques to open my mind.”

James Day
Head of O2 Money Marketing, Telefonica

“Through your guidance and facilitation, we’ve done strategic planning completely on our own, void of outside eyes and criticism. I like how you enabled us to achieve a balance between these two opposing methodologies. I feel we own this work, we are accountable and we believe in it. Through the process we’ve engaged at least 30%+ of our organisation -- that in itself built ties that will not be broken and will yield tremendous unexpected benefits.”

Damian P. Manolis
Managing Partner, Pramerica

“This is a remarkable process for giving leaders greater self-awareness and the willingness to embark on a journey of positive change. We have benefited corporately. The Oxford Leadership model is applicable to any individual business, government, or social institution that is serious about transforming their culture.”

John Williams
General Manager, Pacific Power International

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