Fearful leadership reduces financial performance, but the trouble is, it’s mostly unseen and unconscious. Here, I sit down with Startups Magazine in the UK and describe how fear can manifest in the workplace, the negative performance impacts and why one answer is to measure it in the P&L.

As leaders continue to grapple with optimising productivity, my study has revealed fear in leadership is costing the UK economy £2.2 billion in productivity losses. Here, I sit down with The CFO to break this down and we discuss three ways to take action and improve performance.

There are big discussions in Westminster on how to boost productivity, while the focus is often on technology or up-skilling, my global research demonstrates how unconscious fear in leadership is the missing piece of the productivity puzzle. Fear can manifest in many ways and have countless negative impacts for you and your team, stifling productivity and hurting morale. In my article in leading UK publication Personnel Today, I dissect why this productivity slump is occurring and ways to bring the antidote to fear - love - into the workplace to drive performance.

The world is in a state of constant flux, we are seeing society changing at a faster rate than any other time in human history. I sat down with Antony Funnell on Future Tense to discuss the changes in corporate leadership.

With record low occupancy rates in every major global city, companies are struggling to recruit employees back to the office, often citing how unproductive they are within that space as a key reason for wanting to work at home. I sat down with Ali Moore on ABC Radio Melbourne to discuss ways to deal with these time wasting “babbling buddies”, and how culture plays a key role in creating spaces for open and constructive feedback.

Don’t throw a tantrum at work when you miss out on a promotion. Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? And yet….

Recently with Ali Moore on ABC Drive Melbourne we discussed what to do when you miss out. We covered a lot, including:

• How to prepare for a promotion

• How to react if you don’t get the promotion

• How to ask for feedback

• How as a leader to give feedback

Workplace romances can have leaders running in fear, wanting to avoid awkward conversations or attempting to control the team’s activities outside work. Good luck with that approach: a recent global survey showed that 60% of respondents engage in workplace relationships. So, embrace the inevitable. A workplace romance can be an opportunity for a leader to really show who they are, a theme I explore here, published in the Sydney Morning Herald and associated media.

With a recent Forbes report outlining that 60% of adults have experienced workplace romance, the traditional condemnation from office leaders will no longer suffice. It is a fact that relationships are going to occur in the workplace, with Business Leader I discuss how leaders can use relationships to boost performance, culture and employee commitment.

With the publication of the recent ONS productivity figures in the UK, it may seem that stagnating productivity is here to stay. However, following my studying of almost 2,500 leaders globally it is clear that fearful leaders are causing a £2.2 billion drop in productivity and performance in the UK alone. In my article in TrainingZone I outline three ways to lead with love instead of fear, so that you can create a high performing team.

Fearful Leaders can often ruin a workplace and be a drag on productivity, I discuss with Adam Pacifico on his globally-ranked podcast The Leadership Enigma, my journey to finding love in leadership as we share our stories with fearful leaders.

Macron’s decision to appoint Attal as his new Prime Minster, may be a sign of desperation as he seeks to piggy-back off his supreme popularity. Read more in the Daily Express.

Leading US business magazine Fast Company recently asked me to comment on how to lead Gen Z. The are about 70 million of them entering the workforce in the US alone. Read on to find out why Gen Z presents us with a great opportunity to change the way we lead, for performance and all-round better workplaces.

My number one rule is to know when to switch off, read more about the importance of switching off in HR Daily.

Often toxic bosses are seen as a daily nuisance, making your lives more difficult than they should, read my article in HR Daily to unpack the real economic impact they have.

“Empathy and tough decisions are not in conflict with each other. Love leadership doesn’t mean ignoring challenges, or avoiding bad news.” That’s a quote from me in a far-ranging interview in US publication Medium – they asked me about my leadership path and lots of leadership themes, then focused on empathy.

About a third of Australian corporate leaders are leading with unconscious fear, resulting in reduced performance, productivity and great human cost. In this interview with Ali Moore on ABC Drive Melbourne, I discuss that and hear from listeners and their experiences of fearful leaders.

While we often think we perform best under pressure, the long term impacts that appear when managers motivate us through fear and stress can lead to more long term problems. Read my article in StartupsDaily for more.