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From passivity to empowerment
11th May 2026 by Helen Beedham
‘I wish people were more proactive instead of sitting back and waiting for permission’. Business leaders are often proud of…
Helen Beedham is the author of People Glue, an organisational expert, speaker, and host of The Business of Being Brilliant podcast. Her first book The Future of Time: How ‘re-working’ time can help you boost productivity, diversity and wellbeing was named People, Culture & Management Book of the Year at the Business Book Awards and she regularly comments on the future of work in national, business and HR press.