Nigel Purse

Member Since: 22nd May 2017
Nigel founded The Oxford Group in 1987 following a career in HR and business management with the Mars Corporation and Burmah Oil (now part of BP). Nigel is passionate about developing leadership capability in leaders of all ages, and writes and speaks regularly on this subject for audiences worldwide. He is the author of ‘5 Conversations’ and leads the associated training programmes which transform trust, performance and engagement at work. Nigel’s areas of expertise include talent identification and development, leadership development and behavioural interviewing.
Director The Oxford Group
12th Mar 2021
Leadership: the key conversations effective leaders have
Half of us have quit a job, at some point in our lives, because of inadequate leadership from our managers . This can manifest in a...
Culture
17th Sep 2019
The new languages of virtual working
From discussing progress and having annual reviews to booking holiday and asking questions about a task, face-to-face conversations have...
Culture
4th Sep 2017
Showing genuine appreciation in the office; why it’s so important
I often ask business leaders I meet when they last expressed gratitude to a colleague for their work, and the question is almost always met...
Culture
25th May 2017
What should business leaders change to thrive in the gig economy?
Over the past 30 years, the world has changed considerably in terms of technological advancements, economic uncertainty, political upheaval...
Strategy