Steering Point Articles
Is Team Building Worthwhile?
Team building has become a staple of corporate life. From rope courses in the woods to virtual happy hours, organisations across the globe spend billions annually trying to forge closer bonds among employees. But is it truly effective, or just an elaborate distraction from deeper organisational problems? The answer, it turns out, depends on how […]
How CEO’s Can Build a Better Relationship with the Board
Few professional relationships are more influential — or more fraught — than that between a CEO and their board of directors. The stakes are enormous: a supportive, aligned board can be a CEO’s greatest strategic ally. But a strained or mistrustful board can just as easily become a drag on performance, vision, and morale. Despite […]
How people are really using generative AI in 2025?
In 2025, generative AI has evolved from a nascent technology into an indispensable tool woven into the fabric of daily life and business. In Harvard Business Review, Marc Zao-Sanders, co-founder of filtered.com and the author of Timeboxing: The Power of Doing One Thing at a Time, recently conducted research into generative AI use trends over […]
Generative AI: Productivity at the Cost of Motivation?
Artificial intelligence is transforming our societies at breakneck speed. From healthcare to finance, recruitment to energy, it promises revolutionary change. But behind the glossy headlines lies a harsher truth: AI is not an equalising force. Rather, it often amplifies the very inequalities it could be used to fix.
AI’s Impact on Inequality
Artificial intelligence is transforming our societies at breakneck speed. From healthcare to finance, recruitment to energy, it promises revolutionary change. But behind the glossy headlines lies a harsher truth: AI is not an equalising force. Rather, it often amplifies the very inequalities it could be used to fix.
Protected: Liverpool’s Quiet Advantage Over a Decade of Change
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Working Through a Personal Crisis
Navigating a personal crisis while maintaining professional responsibilities is a challenge that transcends industries, job titles, and career stages. Whether it’s coping with illness, grieving a loss, managing family upheaval, or facing financial difficulties, these situations can profoundly impact one’s ability to function effectively at work. The modern workplace often demands our full attention, yet life’s inevitable crises don’t pause for business hours. Working through such periods is difficult, but it can be done. This article hopes to explain how.
How To Tell Your Boss They’re Wrong
There’s a particular moment of workplace dread that many employees know all too well. It’s that unsettling instant when your boss outlines a plan, makes a decision, or champions an idea that you firmly believe is going to backfire. You know it’s flawed — but how do you say so? Telling your boss they’re wrong is one of the most delicate balancing acts in professional life. Get it right, and you might be seen as a trusted adviser. Get it wrong, and you could damage your relationship or your career.
How Should Companies Handle the Sustainability Backlash?
In recent years, corporate sustainability has faced unprecedented challenges. What was once a burgeoning movement, celebrated for its potential to align business with planetary health, is now under siege. Political polarisation, populist backlash, and shifting regulatory landscapes have left many companies questioning their sustainability commitments. But this moment is not the end of sustainability but a critical juncture — one that demands resilience, pragmatism, and strategic foresight.
How to Effectively Lead an International Team
One of the most common pitfalls for Western managers leading international teams is the overreliance on autonomy as a universal motivator. In Western, individualist cultures, autonomy is often viewed as essential for creativity, engagement, and job satisfaction. Employees are expected to speak up, take initiative, and define their own success paths. However, 70% of the world’s workforce is collectivist and hierarchical, according to GLOBE Leadership Studies, meaning they are more comfortable when leaders provide guidance, define processes, and make group-oriented decisions
Should You Be Working Two Jobs?
The contemporary employment landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, one that challenges traditional notions of career paths and professional identities. What was once considered extraordinary — holding down multiple full-time jobs simultaneously — has become an increasingly common strategy for millions navigating the complexities of modern economic life.
The Need for Biophilic Design in the Modern Workplace
Biophilic design –– the art of bringing nature into our built environments…has evolved from an architectural novelty to a fundamental component of workplace strategy…As such, forward-thinking organisations are discovering that by embracing biophilic principles, they’re not just creating prettier offices, but fundamentally transforming employee wellbeing, productivity and business outcomes.