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There are two "invisibility points" holding back the progression and retention of women in male-dominated industries, a strategic leadership advisor says.

Amid all the current "noise about technology", organisations should be considering how to upgrade their "human operating systems", by changing their workplace rituals, according to work futurist Dom Price.

SMART goals, five-year plans, KPIs and performance reviews all aim to keep a leader's eyes "locked on a finish line", but they don't lead to personal growth, a leadership coach says.

When managers project a level of confidence they don't really feel, it can make people less likely to be honest with them, a leadership advisor warns.

Men's loneliness is affecting their wellbeing and their leadership, and most workplace mental health frameworks are failing to help them, according to a positive psychology specialist.

Calm leadership is vital for team wellbeing in chaotic times, but it has to be the result of emotional regulation, not suppression, according to a leadership specialist.

When overwhelmed managers can distinguish between their productive and unproductive struggles, they're less likely to feel like they're "spinning [their] wheels and stagnating", a performance consultant says.

Workplaces are full of well-intentioned leaders who are confused as to why "morale is low, collaboration is stalling, and trust is slipping through their fingers", not realising the gap that exists between their intentions and their impact, a leadership behaviour strategist says.

It's "absolutely" a leader's job to know how well their direct reports are managing their people, however many have no idea, a leadership expert says.

The brain focuses more on incomplete tasks than finished ones, according to an accredited coach, so if leaders don't practise "mental decluttering" the resulting build-up can become a major drain on their energy.