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November 3, 2026

The art of successful delegation – how do you know when you’ve successfully done it?

Great managers know how to successfully delegate, because it’s an important way to get things done, freeing them up to focus on higher-priority tasks.   The evidence confirms delegation is a critical skill – a Gallup study of 143 CEOs of large US companies showed that the companies led by CEOs good at delegation posted an average three-year growth rate of 1,751% – 112 percentage points higher than companies led by CEOs with low or limited ability to delegate.   A further study by leadership consultancy DDI revealed effective delegation is a […]
September 8, 2026

Lessons from Geese: What a three-minute video taught me about leadership

Meg Burton | Cube | 4-minute read  At the end of a recent leadership programme, a day spent exploring trust, psychological safety, communication, teamwork, feedback and coaching, I did what I often do when I want a message to land: I played a short video clip called “Lessons from Geese”.  I first came across it back in 1995, on VHS of all things (yes, a proper video player, complete with the whir of the tape). It was a Video Arts production made by Saatchi & Saatchi, and over the years […]