by Joe Espana | Feb 5, 2022 | Newsletter
Ok so let’s talk about the elephant in the room. No team is perfect and from time to time, one of the team members are just not willing to play. They drag their feet, don’t live up to commitments and sap the energy of the group. Ok so you’ve done the team...
by Joe Espana | Jan 21, 2022 | Newsletter
We don’t leave our feelings at the front door when we leave for work or (if WFH) switch on our device to start our working day. As humans we are a hubble-bubble of a range of feelings. From energising, buzz-inducing, pleasure-boosting positive emotions to...
by Joe Espana | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog, Teams
Trust in teams is a fundamental pillar of employee engagement and ultimately team performance. But what can team leaders actually do about it? In his book ‘The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People’, Stephen Covey says: “Without trust we don’t truly collaborate,...
by Joe Espana | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog, Teams
The Challenge Our client was the new CIO for the UK business of global book publishing group Hachette. While the technology division had had almost a decade of major transformation success it had become siloed and disconnected from the business. As Chris...
by Joe Espana | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, Teams
Crazy question, I know, but post-pandemic businesses are really dependent on collective effort, not individual performance, to move from surviving, to thriving and growing again. Like any sports team with star players, you still need the whole team’s effort to...
