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**What’s the Best Leadership Style? 🧐**
💡 What does science say?
Two visionary leaders can have two completely different styles. Just look at Steve Jobs and Bill Gates—there’s no one-size-fits-all method to leadership; both achieved monumental success.
But when it comes to what actually works best…

📚 Through 🚀
A comprehensive review of 139 studies published in Psychological Bulletin found that people flourish when they’re given the freedom to determine how to achieve their goals.

I’ve often done this, and it works.
✅ Hire someone for their values and motivation
✅ Show them the ‘End in mind’
✅ Let them propose their job description

When leaders connect individuals to the purpose of their work and offer flexibility in how it’s done, those doing run at full pelt, and everyone benefits.

Science finds that by offering autonomy:
✅ People are more likely to share ideas
✅ Collaboration and teamwork thrive
✅ Motivation remains high

In contrast, controlling or micromanaging individuals leads to the opposite effect:
❌ Less cooperation
❌ More dissatisfaction

Even Amazon’s recent decision to require employees back in the office five days a week contradicts this research.
How’s that likely to go?
Not well, if autonomy is key to motivation.

👪 This doesn’t just apply to the workplace either.
Studies show that when children are raised by parents who provide autonomy rather than control…
The children are:
✅ Happier
✅ Less anxious
✅ More independent
I’ve experience of that too, and it also works.

The takeaway?
This is fundamental to human psychology.
Whether you’re leading a business or raising kids, giving people the freedom to own their work leads to better results.

💬 What’s your leadership style?
Do you empower your team or prefer a hands-on approach?

If you have challenges here, speak to me, or join one of TableNetwork's BrainSTORMs 🤯

Just like a Freddie Kruger movie... 😱
The Bill is back to HAUNT YOUR DREAMS! 👻
Landlords may want to check out my blog on the Renters Rights Bill...

See how it contrasts with the Renters Reform Bill that the last Government discarded at the 11th hour. 🕚

I'm sure many Tory backbenchers are currently drowning their sorrows. 🍺

They'll be regretting that they didn't advance their own bill. 🙈

D-Day is set for 2025, so if you need to sell, act fast. ⏰

But the market might falter for anything even slightly lettable, so if you need someone to manage it until you can get a better price, talk to us at TableNetwork. 📉

We have plenty of investors in our community who aren’t rattled by the Bill. A solid business can still thrive. 💼

If it's in the right spot, I'll even take it myself! 😎

The blog is here for some nighttime reading:
https://lnkd.in/e-qJWW44

Selective Licensing: Help or Hindrance? 🏠
Is the new scheme requiring landlords to permit the council to conduct property inspections just another financial strain for landlords? 💸

Will it result in better housing for tenants in Peterborough? 🔍

⚖️ Double-Edged Sword for Compliance
While the council’s goal of improving housing standards might be admirable, many compliant landlords feel unfairly targeted. The scheme effectively focuses on properties that are already fully compliant or nearly so, yet these landlords are still burdened with extra work, licensing fees, and inconvenience.

This raises a crucial question: are these fees truly justified, or are they merely another layer of bureaucracy?

💰 The Cost of Compliance: Who Really Pays?
The reality is that these additional costs won’t vanish. They’ll be passed on to tenants through rent increases. Landlords upholding high standards find themselves in a dilemma: absorb the costs and reduce returns, raise rents, or sell up, potentially abandoning the very tenants these regulations aim to protect.

Who’s actually benefiting here?

🔍 Inspection Inequities and Tenant Intrusion
The inspection programme set to start next month faces its own set of challenges. Concerns have been raised about the frequency and fairness of inspections for both landlords and tenants. How will tenants respond to these intrusions, especially when such terms weren't part of their initial agreements?

With a backlog of unlicensed properties, is the council prepared to manage the scale of enforcement required?

🚂 Licensing or a “Gravy Train”?
There’s growing sentiment among landlords that selective licensing schemes are becoming more about generating revenue than genuinely improving housing conditions. With the threat of substantial fines, the scheme feels more like a trap than a solution for many in the industry.

There are rumours that Meta has supplied the application process and the council is just taking a small margin.

🏗️ The Bigger Picture: Housing Supply and Regulation
As more councils adopt similar schemes, landlords are increasingly cautious of the regulatory environment. Some are choosing to leave the market entirely, leading to fewer rental properties and higher rents overall. This is already worsening the housing crisis, not alleviating it, especially in areas where affordable, high-quality rentals are scarce.

💬 Rob Moore, you’ve got a number of properties in Peterborough.
Are we solving the housing crisis or merely shifting the burden?

What’s your take on selective licensing?

Join the conversation at TableNetwork
And for some wider context about the state of the market, see my blog from last week
https://lnkd.in/e8Z39_mb

🏠 Is it good for tenants if smaller landlords leave the market?
Or does it just force rents up?** 💭

Recent data shows a 34% rise in sales of buy-to-let properties and second homes, with landlords feeling the pinch from higher taxes, stricter regulations, and the potential for further capital gains tax (CGT) hikes under a Labour government.

This trend has led to a notable reduction in the number of small landlords in the market, particularly in London and the South East.

💼 While some argue that fewer small landlords could lead to better regulation and higher quality rentals, there's a flip side:
A shrinking supply of rental properties could drive up rents, making housing even less affordable for tenants.

With fewer listings coming onto the rental market, is this exodus of smaller landlords really in the best interest of tenants?

Or are we on a path where rents are likely to soar, worsening the
housing crisis?

📊 As landlords exit, the market dynamics shift - How do you think this will impact rental affordability and availability?

See my new blog on the state of UK buy to let and rental at TableNetwork:
https://lnkd.in/e8Z39_mb