We’ve been firing the very leaders we’ll need to successfully navigate ongoing disruption.
FIRED Leadership is a research-backed and explorational way to regenerate how leadership works—how we identify, recruit, onboard and develop leaders in a world that isn’t prepared for ongoing disruption.
We’ve been firing the very leaders we’ll need to successfully navigate ongoing disruption.
FIRED Leadership is a research-backed and explorational way to regenerate how leadership works—how we identify, recruit, onboard and develop leaders in a world that isn’t prepared for ongoing disruption.
We’ve been firing the very leaders we’ll need to successfully navigate ongoing disruption.
FIRED Leadership is a research-backed and explorational way to regenerate how leadership works—how we identify, recruit, onboard and develop leaders in a world that isn’t prepared for ongoing disruption.
We’ve been firing the very leaders we’ll need to successfully navigate ongoing disruption.
FIRED Leadership is a research-backed and explorational way to regenerate how leadership works—how we identify, recruit, onboard and develop leaders in a world that isn’t prepared for ongoing disruption.
The F.I.R.E.D. Framework; Programs That Create Measurable Behaviour Change; Explore FIRED Labs and Pilots
Leadership development isn’t failing from lack of effort. It’s failing because we reward predictability and punish curiosity.
Across industries, leaders removed for “not fitting in” often display the very behaviours and qualities organizations will increasingly need (though don’t openly accept).
Regeneration starts by telling the truth about that.
FIRED
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Fresh-thinking
Reframes and reimagines problems; doesn’t worship “how we’ve always done it.”
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Inquisitive Nature
Keeps asking why / what for / what if - until the work makes sense.
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Real & Accountable
Owns impact; turns feedback into action.
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Expressive & Challenging
Says the quiet thing—with care; protects useful dissent.
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Direct & Transparent
Clears the fog; shares context so adults can act.
FIRED is a regenerative standard for leadership behaviour—five simple moves that make sense in the room, not just on paper.
Why It Matters
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Fewer than 14 % of CEOs believe their pipelines are ready for what’s next.
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“Developing next-gen leaders” remains the #1 talent concern of organizations and boardrooms.
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The system isn’t failing accidentally—it was built for a different era. Regeneration is overdue.
Leadership got
complicated. Results didn’t.
We’ve optimised courses, models, and competencies—and still struggle to produce leaders who can hold heat, tell the truth, and move work forward.
Regeneration means stopping the decoration of the old system and rebuilding it: simple behaviours, evidence in real work, and the courage to keep what works and drop what doesn’t.
Watch here and then decide if you’re in.
Be among the first to Road-test F.I.R.E.D. A short invite to test one or two behaviors in how your leaders and leadership
teams lead and make real decisions. You’ll measure shifts in candor, decision speed,
and team learning. No theory. No theater. Just evidence
Who This Is For
For
✔ Progressive CHROs,
✔ Chief People Officers,
✔ Heads of Talent / L&D,
✔ Hiring managers and emerging leaders ready to try,
✔ Measure,
✔ and learn in real work.
Not For
✔ Teams or leaders seeking a badge,
✔ A binder,
✔ Or a theatre of change.
