Why the Future of Leadership Isn’t at the Top – It’s All Around Us

From command-and-control to distributed, rankless leadership: what the data and the world around us are showing, and why I’m convinced it matters.  By John English, Chief Executive Officer, Leadership Trust  I’ve spent a lot of years watching how people lead when things get tough. And I’ve noticed a pattern. We still tell ourselves the story of the heroic leader – the one at the […]

50 Years of Leadership Trust: How a Radical Idea in 1975 Still Shapes Leaders Today

By Jon Davidge, Non-executive Director of Leadership Trust   In 1975, David Gilbert-Smith made a decision that would quietly reshape how leadership was developed in Britain.  A former SAS Major and international rugby player, Gilbert-Smith had seen leadership done both well and badly – and believed much of what passed for leadership in business at […]