What Great Leadership Actually Looks Like [Thoughts From The Launch Of Our UK Leadership Excellence Open Programme]

This month I attended the opening workshop of our Leadership Excellence Open Programme – the first time we’ve run this in the UK. It was two days in Bedfordshire with a cohort of leaders who’ve made a real commitment to developing their leadership over the next ten months. It was great to be in the...

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Question of the Month – April 2026

Question: I delegate tasks, but I still end up redoing the work. What am I missing? Answer: Delegation and empowerment are often confused, but they are not the same skill. When we delegate, our thinking usually sounds like this: “Here’s the task list, and here’s when it needs to be done.” There are moments when...

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Are You A Multiplier Or A Diminisher?

Comment on the podcast by Ian Munro, CEO, Legitimate Leadership: At Legitimate Leadership we spend a lot of our time and energy highlighting the primary role of INTENT in establishing legitimacy for our leadership. This is as true today as it was nearly 40 years ago when the Legitimate Leadership Model was crystallising. It is also...

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Exploring The Difference Between Delegation And Empowerment

The difference between delegation and empowerment lies in the level of control and autonomy given to the direct report. What Must A Leader Consider When Deciding Which To Use? Direct report knowledge and skills The amount of control and autonomy required The amount of control and autonomy the leader is willing to give. What Will...

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Leadership By Permission: Reflections From Our Latest London Open Programme

In February, alongside Ian Munro, I facilitated our latest two-day open programme on the Legitimate Leadership Framework in London. It brought together leaders from policing, the NHS, cyber security, chemicals, education and small business – a breadth of sectors and seniority that made the discussion both rich and refreshingly honest. Despite their different contexts, the...

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80% Of Your People Don’t Want To Be At Work. Here’s What You Can Do About It.

According to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report, 80% of your people are either not fully engaged or actively disengaged from their work. Budgets are tight, pressure is up, and the next 12 months will be challenging for most organisations. I find that genuinely sad – not just because of what disengagement costs commercially,...

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Most Leadership Training Is Forgotten Within Weeks. Here’s What We’re Doing About It.

We have a 10-month open programme for managers and leaders in the UK who are ready to lead differently. Starting May 2026. People don’t leave organisations. They leave managers. And managers don’t lead poorly because they don’t care – they lead poorly because nobody has ever shown them what good looks like and held them...

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One Organisation, Two Teams, Two Different Cultures…

Why is it that within the same organisation with the same policies, same systems, same strategy, people can still have completely different experiences at work? How is it that two teams can sit on the same floor, use the same systems and follow the same procedures, yet show up in entirely different ways? One team...

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Report: How Leaders Can Use AI To Expand Capability And Strengthen Culture

On the morning of 11 March 2026, 103 clients and associates gathered at the Houghton Golf Club for Legitimate Leadership’s latest breakfast event, a conversation that was equal parts grounding and thought-provoking. With AI dominating boardroom agendas everywhere, the morning’s theme was timely: How Leaders Can Use AI To Expand Capability And Strengthen Culture. Setting...

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Question of the Month – March 2026

Question: My team does what I ask, but they don’t take initiative. How do I get them to step up without micromanaging? Answer: Good intent is manifested by giving Care and Growth. Care is your licence to grow, so everything starts with Care. Care is principally about how well you know your people. Really knowing them...

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What Great Leadership Actually Looks Like [Thoughts From The Launch Of Our UK Leadership Excellence Open Programme]

This month I attended the opening workshop of our Leadership Excellence Open Programme – the first time we’ve run this in the UK. It was two days in Bedfordshire with a cohort of leaders who’ve made a real commitment to developing their leadership over the next ten months. It was great to be in the...

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