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Case study: Strengthening Senior Hiring & Culture Fit at Nest Invest
Client: Nest Invest Sector: Public Sector Investment / Pension Asset Management Project: Executive Selection Assessment & Recruitment Process Improvement The Challenge Nest Invest is undergoing rapid organisational growth as it scales its investment function, moving toward £100bn in assets under management. This expansion created a pressing need for a more structured and robust approach to senior hiring, one that could overcome internal capability gaps, public‑sector const
Mar 303 min read
Steps to leading a culture change successfully
Discover effective steps for leading a culture change successfully. Learn how to navigate challenges and implement change in your organisation today.
Jan 63 min read
The Steps to Systemically Solve Your Internal Challenges
Organisational culture is often described as “the way things are done around here.” But what if that definition is holding your business back from real, lasting change? In a recent webinar with Summit Events, John Crossan, COO at Culture Impact, shared our practical framework for understanding and transforming workplace culture so that engagement survey insights lead to meaningful, sustainable improvements. Why do some organisations struggle to turn insights into action? Many
Nov 26, 20253 min read
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The five conditions for change readiness
Most organisations underestimate how much preparation meaningful change requires. Executive teams often move quickly from strategic ambition into programme activity without stopping to ask 'is the organisation genuinely ready for the scale of change we're demanding?' Transformation begins with energy and optimism, but momentum fades as resistance, confusion, and inconsistency emerge across the organisation – even though these are completely predictable and natural. Leadersh
5 days ago
Engagement is Not Culture (And Why That Matters)
When organisations talk about culture, engagement is often the first metric they reach for. Because it’s familiar and measurable, it’s already embedded in the way many leadership teams think about people data. In that sense, it is easy to see why engagement surveys are so often presented as evidence of cultural health. That assumption surfaced clearly in our recent report, where many organisations pointed to engagement surveys when asked how they measure culture. This reveals
May 27
The importance of performance management
In our 2025 Culture Strategy Alignment Report, poor performance not being addressed in a timely and appropriate manner emerged as the third highest barrier to organisational success. Across the organisations we work with, the toleration of underperformance creeps in when expectations are unclear, feedback is delayed or diluted, or performance conversations are avoided altogether in the hope that issues will resolve themselves. Over time, what begins as a single unresolved iss
May 14
What is change management? (and why is it so challenging?)
Change is inevitable. New systems, new strategies, new leaders, new ways of working, new legislation, new technology...the list goes on. And yet, despite how familiar it feels, many organisations struggle to manage change well. What is change management (and why is it important)? At its simplest, change management is the structured approach to helping people move from how things are now to how things need to be. It focuses less on what is changing (the system, the process,
May 12
The hunt for purpose: Does your work feel meaningful?
'Retention'. It's the current buzzword in the HR world, as organisations compete to hire and retain the best talent to improve competitiveness in the market. However, with a rise in employee burnout, employee engagement is spiralling, and motivation is dropping. Last month, at CIPD Scotland, I attended a keynote by Jess Payne, Director of Social Value at Compass One, who offered an agreeable exploration about how 'Leading with Purpose' is a successful retention strategy. I fo
Apr 27
Are you addressing poor performance correctly?
In our Culture Strategy Alignment 2025 Report, one finding landed with uncomfortable clarity: Managing poor performance is not being addressed in a timely or appropriate manner, making it the third highest culture blocker to success across organisations. This is backed up by our Hogan psychometric data, where globally, challenging poor performance is the second highest area leaders need to improve. Leaders are not skilled enough to be able to successfully navigate these di
Apr 24
7 steps to lead employees through workplace change
Organisational change is often unintentionally set up to fail. In fact, Gartner finds that only 32% of leaders globally actually get employees to adopt changes healthily. This is rarely due to the change plan, but rather an unawareness of the people skills required of leaders to bring their teams along on a change journey. You could have the best intentions for change and a brilliant strategy, yet people will still resist it. This could be for several reasons (which we explor
Apr 14
Managing employee reactions to change
When change happens, people will react. However, managers can impact the speed and impact of change by helping people to manage their personal change journey, empowering them to be as productive as possible and to get behind the new ways of working. Our ability to deal with change is impacted by several factors; including... our personality make-up our life experiences of change so far our involvement in the decision and design of the change. This means that everyone
Mar 31
Case study: Strengthening Senior Hiring & Culture Fit at Nest Invest
Client: Nest Invest Sector: Public Sector Investment / Pension Asset Management Project: Executive Selection Assessment & Recruitment Process Improvement The Challenge Nest Invest is undergoing rapid organisational growth as it scales its investment function, moving toward £100bn in assets under management. This expansion created a pressing need for a more structured and robust approach to senior hiring, one that could overcome internal capability gaps, public‑sector const
Mar 30
Why teams resist change (and how to stop the struggle)
This post explores why resistance is natural, why it happens, and the steps organisations can take to resolve resistance to bring employees on the change journey.
Mar 27
Changing company values from words on the wall to strategic results
Explore how to transform company values from mere words into strategic results. Learn practical steps to align values with behaviours and drive success.
Feb 24
Top Strategies to Strengthen and Align Your Leadership Team
Unlock your leadership potential with proven strategies to strengthen and align your team. Discover how to build collaboration and drive success together.
Feb 16
Why leaders find accountability difficult (and steps to improve)
Uncover the personal and systemic reasons why leaders find accountability difficult, and gain actionable insights to lead accountability with real-life case studies.
Feb 13
Steps to leading a culture change successfully
Discover effective steps for leading a culture change successfully. Learn how to navigate challenges and implement change in your organisation today.
Jan 6
Building an effective leadership team: what makes a good leader?
In any organisation, strategy only becomes real through people and what they do each day. And people take most of their cues from their leadership team. Because of this, when leaders are clear and aligned on the culture they need in order to support delivery of strategy, and when they act with self-awareness and intention, they create the culture they want. When they are fragmented or reactive, even the strongest plans struggle. This is because culture is the result of th
Jan 6
The Steps to Systemically Solve Your Internal Challenges
Organisational culture is often described as “the way things are done around here.” But what if that definition is holding your business back from real, lasting change? In a recent webinar with Summit Events, John Crossan, COO at Culture Impact, shared our practical framework for understanding and transforming workplace culture so that engagement survey insights lead to meaningful, sustainable improvements. Why do some organisations struggle to turn insights into action? Many
Nov 26, 2025
The key to leading under pressure: lessons learnt from CIPD 2025
Discover Dr Kevin Fong’s insights on effective, resilient leadership and the power of contextualised data.
Nov 26, 2025
Beyond employee engagement: creating a culture that powers your strategy
Too often, organisations are confusing culture with employee engagement. While employee engagement is important to monitor and can be an indicator of underlying cultural friction in a workplace, it can't tell you why employees are answering an engagement survey in the way they are. Measuring your culture helps you uncover the patterns of behaviour that are being encouraged, discouraged, and tolerated within an organisation. These behaviours are what drive your business forwar
Nov 24, 2025
Launching The State of Culture Strategy Alignment Report 2025
Is workplace culture aligned with strategy? Understand culture trends across sectors, and gain actionable insights to align your business for success with our report.
Nov 19, 2025
The Importance of Effective Communication in Leadership
Communication is the lifeblood of leadership. Strategies, structures, and systems matter, but without effective communication, they rarely land as intended. As organisations operate in environments defined by complexity, pace, and scrutiny, a leader's ability to communicate with clarity, courage, and consistency is a key skill that must be mastered to drive organisational performance. What is effective communication? Effective communication is more than words. At its most bas
Oct 30, 2025
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