‘Employee Engagement' has been a buzzword for some time now across corporate and SME companies.

An employee might be categorised as being “engaged” if they do their job well, have decent working relationships, and participate positively with the company culture. However, the question may remain wit...

In financial markets Options and Futures are examples of zero-sum games where, if one party loses, the other party wins, and the net change in wealth is zero.

In social circles, poker and gambling are popular examples of zero-sum games since the sum of the amounts won by some players equals the com...

According to a well-documented Harvard Business Review business leaders have an intuitive grasp of the fact that obstacles to long-term success often arise from a lack of consistent interaction and collaboration among team members in strategic -planning.

Paradoxically, despite this understanding, ...

What is Leadership

At NOVO Leadership International we are constantly asked to define what leadership is and there are certainly many text book answers to that question, though fundamentally through experience it is simply about the ability to influence others to follow on the path that you are tra...

The Neuroscience of Purpose – NOVO Leadership

“Man’s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life. That is why man is even ready to suffer, on the condition, to be sure, that his suffering has meaning.” – Viktor Frankl

Quite simply, having a sense o...

One Lamp Post at a Time – By Derek Mair

The Neuroscience of How to Motivate Yourself to be Motivated

Motivation: a motive or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way or a desire or willingness to do something…. Motive-Action

It is one's motive to act or ‘behave’ in a certain way. Howeve...

Leaders Take Note: The Future Of Organisational Design...

The evolution of organisational design is intrinsically aligned throughout history to shift changes in human consciousness. We are on the cusp of a conscious expansion and companies must position themselves ‘now’ to redefine a sustainable or...