In my work with teams, helping to improve teamworking and drive performance, my first challenge is to understand whether there is genuine ‘trust’ between the members of the team. Trust, in my view, is the greatest differentiator between a good and a high performing team. A recent study by Google, amongst over 150 of their
Just Say No
One of the biggest challenges I come across when working with leaders to develop their impact is their ability to break free from the demands of the day-to-day job, the constant flow of emails and phone calls demanding their attention. It’s all too easy to be pulled in several directions at once, to find yourself
The problems with developing strategy and why you might consider a strategy coach
It’s time for the annual strategy process. This may be something you do every year, but have taken time out to notice some of the behaviours around the strategy table as the plan starts to take shape? A recent McKinsey article (Strategy to Beat the Odds) points out that “jobs—even careers—are on the line, so caution