This is the second in a series of posts exploring 10 keys to getting high performing teams. This one looks at the second key: getting crystal clarity on responsibilities and what is expected. I’m a keen amateur photographer and I
Keys to high performing teams part 1 – have the right people in the right roles
This is the first of a promised series of posts exploring 10 keys to getting high performing teams. This one looks at having the right people in the right jobs. A key part of this comes at the recruiting stage.
Ian Berry’s Key Discoveries about people and talent enhancement – part 2
Guest blog from Ian Berry, creator of the Enhancing Their Gifts system This is the second of three articles about why I believe that helping your employees to feel valued, fulfilled, and loved is the biggest and best thing you
Technology and the Art of Living
One of the problems with the Western education system, which spills into many other areas of life, is the excessive compartmentalisation of knowledge into narrow specialisations. Yet the most creative breakthroughs often come from cross-fertilisation of ideas from other disciplines.
From Best Practice to Best People
The Harvard Business Review blog has an interesting article Which Best Practice is Killing Your Business? which starts with the example of how the “quality” newspapers in Britain hung onto the impractical “broadsheet” format for years without realizing that it was
Six reasons why we need a new concept of workplace diversity
Diversity is one of those topics which is just ripe for a paradigm shift. Here’s why: 1. The current paradigm of diversity (in the Western world at least) is the result of the wars of religion in Europe which saw
What village do you come from?
Trust is increased when we know who we are dealing with. Telling stories of defining moments can be an effective part of a performance leadership strategy. I was told by someone recently (in person) that she didn’t like to accept
A tale of two airlines – lessons for corporate ethics
We all make mistakes – even the best of us. What sets us apart is how we respond to those mistakes. For companies and organisations, these are the situations when corporate ethics are put to the reality test. A few
Understanding the Causes of Conflict in the workplace – ebook
I would like to offer you a free PDF ebook on Understanding the Causes of Conflict in the Workplace. This is one of the chapters of my forthcoming book Discover the Other – 4 keys for better relationships in the
Tonglen meditation as a tool for workplace conflict resolution
Do you have some people you work with whom you dislike? Do you feel irritated, angry, anxious, nervous or bored around them? Do you find that their presence in your life is a source of conflict – either with you