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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...
What do High Performing Teams actually do?
Why are high performing teams important for businesses? That was a question I heard asked of a colleague who referred to me on a recent podcast as someone who knows a bit about this subject. In a nutshell, high performing teams are important because they achieve...
Leadership Development Consultants of the year 2024/25
Super delighted to have won this years Leadership Development Consultants of the Year award. We've never really bothered to enter awards in the past, choosing instead to focus on client work and partnering them to come up with the best solutions to their performance...
How do you get a handle on authentic leadership?
I believe it takes courage to be an authentic leader. I first came across this idea of courage in leadership in Kevin Cashman’s book ‘Leadership from the Inside Out’ years ago. It’s a brilliant idea. Courage being the foundation of authentic leadership. The courage...
Want to Build Psychological Safety at Work? You go first.
It was National Inclusion Week, last week. And as we know it’s one of the four dimensions in which psychological safety at work is perceived by others. So I thought it was a perfect opportunity to have a chinwag with my good friend and colleague Scott Chambers in...
Mediating team conflict is good, but watch out for the pitfall.
Let’s face it, tension or conflict in a team can pop its ugly head up from time to time. The issue is what to do about it. One of the essential responsibilities of team leaders in shaping the dynamics of a team is mediating team conflict when it arises. But...
Why are we still not getting it right with employee engagement?
According to Gallups latest State of the Global Workplace 2023, only 23% of the world’s employees reported themselves as engaged at work. Wait a minute. It’s worse than that. The report finds that 59% are ‘quietly quitting’ and another 18% are doing this loudly. Which...
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