by Joe Espana | Dec 19, 2024 | Blog, Podcast, Teams
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...
by Joe Espana | Dec 12, 2024 | Blog, Leadership, Podcast
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...
by Joe Espana | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog, Podcast, Teams
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...
by Joe Espana | Sep 21, 2023 | Blog, Employee engagement, Leadership, Podcast
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...
by Joe Espana | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog, Employee engagement, Podcast
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...
by Joe Espana | Aug 22, 2023 | Blog, Leadership, Podcast
Human beings are creatures of habit. And we all have our behavioural ‘comfort zone’. The problem is that people’s habits and behavioural comfort zone sometimes coincide and sometimes they are different. People’s reactions, whether positive, neutral or negative, are...
