Ever since Bill Clinton used the phrase ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ in his successful 1992 campaign for the US Presidency, it has been almost an article of faith that voters will, at the end of the day, elect leaders on
The seven workplace passion killers
‘Passion is the Number 1 Business Development Tool’, says my friend Jesper Lowgren, author of On Purpose – the path to extraordinary business transformation. Passion is what drives engagement (both internally and externally) and leads to simplification through asking the
Passion and Flow: How to make the most of your greatest asset – People!
I’m running an event in Melbourne on 12 August at 6.30pm. You can find the details here. But first some background: Like it or not, we live in revolutionary times. Everywhere I go I find conversations about working in a
Keys to High Performing Teams part 8 – Workplace Conflict Resolution
This is the eighth in a series of Ten Keys to High Performing Teams. This article looks at the role that conflict resolution plays in workplace performance. Conflict, like change, is inevitable. But it does not have to be destructive.
Keys to high performing teams part 6 – Daily accountability conversations
This is the sixth article in a series on 10 keys to high performing teams. You can see the original post here. When organisations want to lift performance, often the first strategy that comes to mind is to set goals – perhaps
Keys to high performing teams part 5 – catching people doing things right
This is the fifth article in a series on 10 Keys to High Performing Teams. This article looks at the “sticks and carrots” approach of traditional performance management systems. The article draws on research from behavioural psychology to show why
Keys to high performing teams part 3 – Align personal and organisational goals
This is the third in a series of posts exploring 10 keys to getting high performing teams. This one looks at the third key: aligning personal goals with organisational goals. A recent article in Fast Company magazine made some interesting
The Daring Greatly Leadership Manifesto
From my own learning and observations, one of the biggest barriers to trust in the workplace, and by extension to productivity, is the habits of blame and shame that manifest into toxic blaming and low-trust cultures. Brené Brown has been
Fool-proof employee driven engagement
My colleague and friend, Ian Berry, creator of the Enhancing Their Gifts System, has produced a White Paper on Fool-proof employee driven engagement. It is 12 pages of passion and sound advice drawn from Ian’s 20 years experience in this