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Earlier this year, we introduced Lucy Evans, a former international track athlete, performance, and mindset specialist, as part of our leadership community. With a career that saw her compete at the Commonwealth Games, World Masters Championships, and Grand Prix events, Lucy brings the mindset of elite sport into the world of business and leadership. Now, in her second blog for Hack Yourself, Lucy builds on her first reflections by exploring resilience: the essential quality

One for leaders feeling challenged right now... Recent research by Hack Yourself , based on insights from leaders across multiple countries, found that nearly 60% report greater confidence in their leadership now than before Covid . I'm calling this Covid Confidence . At first glance, that statistic feels counter-intuitive. Covid was chaotic; Furlough. Financial uncertainty. Rapidly launching online services. Supporting colleagues through loss and trauma... often while naviga

Vulnerability has become one of the most talked-about practices in modern leadership, and there have been a few recent catalysts for this. Firstly, in her TED Talk and books, Brené Brown (who we are big fans of here at Hack Yourself) reframed vulnerability from a weakness to a strength. She helped a generation of leaders to normalise talking about emotion, uncertainty and imperfection in professional settings. Similarly, Simon Sinek’s popular 'Start With Why' talk didn’t exp

This may sound like one of those LinkedIn leadership stories that never actually happened. But it did, so hear me out! A lady was running...

Some shocking new data has been published by Microsoft this month about how we work… Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index special report...

We recently announced Lucy Evans, a  former international athlete and marketing professional, as our newest leadership advisor. As a gold-medal-winning runner, Lucy competed at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Grand Prix events. Lucy recently went through our modern leadership programme, and now, in her first blog for Hack Yourself, gives her perspective on what it takes to move towards peak performance at work. Lucy Evans, middle lane 1.        Build your un

In the hybrid workplace era, the role of team away days is evolving. It’s no longer a “nice-to-have”. Away days should be opportunities...

Hushed hybrid working is a growing post-Covid trend where managers quietly allow employees to work remotely, despite official company...

I was once an elected officer (‘Sabb’), and it still astonishes me how that one year had such a profound impact on me. A lot  can happen...

Bluesky Social is an emerging social media platform. Conceived as a decentralised alternative to traditional social networks (more on...

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Want to know which Ted Talks nail it when it comes to great leadership lessons? We have you covered…

Eight ways leadership has changed since the pandemic

Summary of the UK's four-day working week trial for leaders

The role of uniting newly elected sabbatical officers, and empowering them to build trust, represent, and empower students in a...

Have you ever truely trusted a boss or a colleague? Ever believed in their ideas and plan like they are your own? Ever gone that extra...

For nearly two years, many of us lost the ‘office moan’. You know, the chit-chat at desks, offloading at the coffee machine or...

Let’s be honest – whilst we know the world of work is changing, we’ve no idea what it’s morphing into. It’s just too early to tell what our new working lives will be like. All we can do as leaders is learn, embrace the opportunities, make the best decisions in the moment and stay flexible on this learning curve that we are all riding. Here are this month’s top resources to keep you learning. New world of work Working from Home is a Failed Experiment  – an opinion piece to cha

See the blog highlights in this short video, or read below. First published by our partners at the Insititute of Data and Marketing...

“Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be” – Khalil Gibran Health and wellbeing – How Not To Choke...

Yes, the headline of this blog is a deliberate attempt to make myself look popular. #SorryNotSorry. I was, however, lucky enough to be...

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker This blog promises to help you do more of the...

Recommended podcast Our friends at Amazing If have released another inspiring career podcast called Why Curiosity is a Career Super...

New ways to learn 11 leadership books to read in 2018 via Washington Post (article reading time: 1 min) Social media recommendations –...