Empowering Good teams to be Great!
You might have just finished reading my article on Change Management Curve and want further support either professionally or personally. In this post I look at how the model applies to billions of us navigating our new way of life […]
Effective communication is essential for any team’s success. Without clear & transparent communication, team members may struggle to align their efforts towards shared goals. Clear and Transparent Communications in Teams: The Key to Success In this post, we will explore […]
In order to grow in key markets around the world, there is nothing more important than getting top talent in place through recruiting, developing, and retaining the right people. Two vital questions must be answered in order to effectively target […]
One of my favourate authors on leadership, lists the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, that speaks to itself for each leader/aspiring leader! Do you consider yourself a born leader? Few people do – and for good reason. Even if you’re […]
Is your team Dysfunctional or boarderline? Patrick Lencioni’ The Five Dysfunctions of a team, is vital reading (and doing) to get your team into shape. Anyone who has ever had to work with other people to achieve something important has […]
Ray Dalio must be doing something right. After all, he is one of the wealthiest people in the world – he atests – guided by these Principles for Investing. What you will learn from this book summary, building a successful […]
What Are Your Values? Deciding What’s Most Important in Life; How would you define your values and beliefs? Before you answer this question, you need to know what, in general, values are. We define values as beliefs of a person or social […]
Mindset How you can fulfil your potential – Carol Dweck is a World-renowned Stanford University psychologist having committed decades of research on achievement and success. I first heard Carol speak on an interview with HBR in 2010 and loved what I […]
The Culture Code – Is there such a thing, can we codify the creation of culture? Working together makes the world go around. Everyone needs a helping hand now and then to get their ideas going, even the most brilliant […]
Seth Godin is a really interesting character. Beyond writing the Icarus Deception, After “passing” on founding Yahoo back in the early 2000’s, Seth followed his passions to become a writer and educator with a focus on Business and Marketing. I […]
Thinking, Fast, and Slow has become one of my go-to behavioural science MUST READS’. It has transformed how I think about how I think! This Edition Note: in 2017 having read Kahneman’s seminal works, Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision […]
Getting people to work together isn’t easy, and unfortunately many leaders skip over the basics of team building in a rush to start achieving goals. But your actions in the first few weeks and months can have a major impact […]
The Program Sponsor, Chief of People and Culture of a program I ran, reminded me the other day my comments during the final PCG meeting. During the Sponsors closing remarks he congratulating me on my leadership of the team through […]
Have you heard this addage from a sports coach?: “A champion team will defeat a team of champions.” However, as much as we all admire the ideals of teamwork and connectedness there’s also the alternative notion of the “rugged individual” […]
Strategic human resource management is the process of linking the human resource function with the strategic objectives of the organization in order to improve performance.If a global company is to function successfully, strategies at different levels need to inter-relate. Alternatively, […]
I have spent the summer diving into, for the third time, a favourite author, Jim Collins. From the author of Built to Last, Good to Great outlines a model for turning a good, average or even mediocre company in to […]
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why aren’t more of my employees willing to take risks?” Perhaps it’s because the few times they tried and things went wrong, they were either disciplined or perhaps even fired. Even when employees succeed at […]
If you want your employees to be motivated to do their best, and if you want them to be the most valuable asset on your balance sheet, then let them feel and experience ownership in the organization. The best managers […]
How Effective Decision Making Leads to Corporate Success Today’s global economy demands excellence. As enterprises scramble to remain on top by being competitive, they also need to innovate faster than their competitors. One example is the globally competitive company called […]
As I consult to Executives, CEO’s and Senior Managers, without fail we will ultimately start talking about a problem that at some point the question of “Why…?”, “Why are you doing that thing that costs so much time?”, “Why, are […]
