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Does your team actually talk about how you work together?
Take a computing giant like Apple. Typically they will release a major operating system up date for their phones annually. Usually these major updates come with new features, but if you are an iPhone user, you will have noticed that Apple also releases incremental...
I didn’t mean to do that!
Have you ever stopped to think that you may be, unintentionally, creating silos in your team? It's natural to think, "of course I'm not creating silos". But the honest truth is that we sometimes do this unwittingly and unintentionally. We do it through...
The need for adaptability
Resilience in your senior team isn’t just about pushing through irrespective of the challenges There’s something we don’t seem to talk about enough in senior teams. Leadership adaptability. Not in terms of strategy or market positioning – we’re all well-versed in...
Senior Team Collaboration: More challenging than you think.
This topic has bothered me for some time. Maybe its been on your mind too. Why is it that despite genuine intent, and in some case, honest effort, true collaboration in senior teams is rarely fully achieved. At first glance, your team might seem to be working...
I’m the new senior team leader. Now what?
Joining a senior team as the new leader can be a defining moment. The temptation is to act fast. To prove yourself. But senior teams don’t change overnight. Relationships take time. Trust isn’t built in a few weeks. Culture doesn’t shift because of a speech. The real...
Top 10 Leadership Challenges Today
The chances are, you or your senior team leaders are facing one or more of these challenges. Taken from recent research(1), the top ten leadership challenges facing leaders in our post pandemic and turbulent economic climate may come as no surprise to you. Yet...
Teams Need More Conflict; Not less.
You may read the title of this article and think, ‘What? That can’t be right!’ I don’t blame you. In the vast majority of team workshops on this subject, I would say approximately 80-85 percent of participants tend to draw negative connotations when asked their...
Leadership Confidence: We are our own worst enemy
Why is it we can be our own worst enemy when it comes to leadership confidence? Have you ever felt like you’ve landed a leadership role and immediately questioned if you’re the right person for the job? You’re not alone. Leadership confidence, or the lack of it, is a...
Are workplace wellbeing initiatives really a waste of time?
Does your organisation have a clear view of what workplace wellbeing actually means? Do you have a defined strategy, or perhaps you’ve already rolled out initiatives? Many companies focus on perks—gym memberships, wellness apps, or Employee Assistance Programs...
Your Team’s Not Working: Why?
Let’s face it not all teams are high performing and not all teams are actually teams. These were a couple of the ideas that I explored recently with my good friend and colleague Richard Hurd in the latest episode of my GOBO – Glimpses Of the Blindingly Obvious –...
Navigating Hybrid and Dispersed Teams
Navigating the new landscape of hybrid and dispersed teams can be a real challenge for you as a leader. I know! I’ve been there. And that was even before the pandemic. Given the WFH vs Back to the Office debate is still on going, I thought it a useful...
Senior Team: Are you operating at your optimum?
Many senior leadership teams consider themselves high-performing when they consistently meet or exceed business targets. But even when business results are satisfactory, these teams often operate below their full potential. The reasons can be multifaceted,...
Why is high performing teamwork so tricky at the top of an organisation?
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein In my years of working in organisational development, coaching senior leaders and teams it's become increasing clear to me that the challenges leaders and senior teams...
Boosting Clarity, Unity and Agility
The foundation of strategic speed is clarity. A well-formulated strategy should be comprehensive, clear, and supported by a strong rationale. Most importantly, it must be mutually understood across the team and the organisation. I’ve written previously that in order...
Who owns organisational culture anyway?
I’ve no idea if you have thought about this, but someone asked me this question recently: ‘Who actually owns organisational culture?’ Spoiler alert: It's not as simple as pointing to the CEO and the exec team or the HR department. The Classic View: Top-Down Ownership...
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