How to find authority and agency amid the messiness of leadership

PART 6: “He said, she said” arguments, an interfering chair, and colleagues like a “bag of ferrets” – long-time mentor Liam Black has seen it all. So do the work to know who you are as a leader, and how you want to exercise your authority – or prepare for trouble. Expert advice from the latest instalment of his new book, How to lead with purpose: Lessons in life and work from the gloves-off mentor.