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Why you won’t need your charger: stop rescuing people – here’s what leaders do instead! 

Why you won’t need your charger: stop rescuing people – here’s what leaders do instead! 

by Amanda Baines | Jan 30, 2024 | Leadership

Imagine this situation. Fred is in your sales team and at the end of every month Fred misses his sales target because his customers never pay their invoices on time.  It’s the end of the month and once again Fred is in your office looking very sorry for...
Bully for you. Are you aggressive or simply ‘robust’ in the workplace? Here are 3 key points about the so-called ‘bullying threshold’

Bully for you. Are you aggressive or simply ‘robust’ in the workplace? Here are 3 key points about the so-called ‘bullying threshold’

by Amanda Baines | Apr 25, 2023 | Leadership, Organisation Culture

The recent resignation of Dominic Raab has focused attention on what constitutes workplace bullying. Examples of bullying behaviour usually include undermining someone, spreading lies, and unfair treatment.  But it’s a grey area. Part of the problem is there’s no...
Resilience vs Resolutions: Choosing to bounce back instead of breaking down

Resilience vs Resolutions: Choosing to bounce back instead of breaking down

by Amanda Baines | Jan 29, 2023 | Leadership, Organisation Culture

At Leaders Lab we’re not big fans of New Year’s Resolutions. This is because usually and unwittingly you set yourself up to fail.  This year instead, we’d like to shift the focus away from failing at your New Year’s Resolutions to working on your New Year’s...
What to do when your team argues – and what to do when they won’t

What to do when your team argues – and what to do when they won’t

by Amanda Baines | Aug 24, 2022 | Team Development

Many of our clients have concerns about tensions in their team. Sometimes there is open conflict for all to see – there are raised voices, nasty gossip and obvious finger-pointing. But more often, the bad feelings are below the surface, and those unspoken...
Drinks after work? Abseiling expeditions? Group hugs?Why team building doesn’t work.

Drinks after work? Abseiling expeditions? Group hugs?
Why team building doesn’t work.

by Amanda Baines | Jun 21, 2022 | Organisation Culture, Team Development

Here is why none of these will make your team more accountable or more collaborative, and what you need to do instead. The last two years of the pandemic have upended the traditional model of ‘work’ for nearly all our clients. As the dust settles, and business...
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