We believe it’s important to encourage leaders to exchange and share their experiences. So we hold regular informal dinners where we invite our clients to come and engage in conversation, develop their network, and listen to other perspectives. The speaker at one of our recent dinners was the Financial Tmes columnist Stefan Stern.

He initiated a conversation on leadership – and the need for courage.

At the fundamental level this must manifest itself in the courage to guide and steer the organisation, but as the conductor of the orchestra, creating the space and place in which other people do the performing. This indeed takes courage where the leader has built their success on being a star performer. And this courage will develop out of the skill and practice of deep listening.