by Kate Mercer | Jul 24, 2015 | Leadership, Team Development
Everybody’s invoking the word ‘accountability’ now that, following the global financial crisis, the lack of it has become so apparent. It’s a loaded word and a political football in sectors, such as health care and education, crying out for reform. Who should get what...
by Kate Mercer | Jul 22, 2015 | Leadership
We look at where, as a leader, your formal authority ends, and where genuine leadership kicks in, in order to make real changes: Your formal authority cannot create genuine change Change often brings uncertainty, loss, and pain for those it touches – usually the...
by Kate Mercer | Jul 19, 2015 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
This says it all really…Lynne Cazaly’s illustration showcases brilliantly Simon Sinek’s ‘Start With Why’ ideas on organisation development.
by Kate Mercer | Jul 15, 2015 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
There is a point, when human beings come together, that a group of individuals becomes an organism in its own right. Many leaders miss this essential insight. We are so conditioned in Western society to focus on the individual – his or her rights, duties, character,...
by Kate Mercer | Jul 13, 2015 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
Where is your organisation ‘located’? I don’t mean its geographical location, its files or its products and services. I’m asking where your organisation is ‘located’ in your mind and the minds of your colleagues, customers, competitors and suppliers. All organisations...