by Kate Mercer | Aug 31, 2017 | Organisation Culture
Don’t assume that if it works for a 3G organisation – whether it be an employee, a computer system, a benefits scheme or a specific external supplier – it’ll work for your 2G company. It usually won’t. Here’s why you should avoid the...
by Kate Mercer | Aug 24, 2017 | Leadership
The vast majority of companies fall in the middle between a start-up and a fully mature organisation, and need different management and leadership from either of the other two. When I started my last ‘proper’ job in the early 1980s I quickly registered on all the...
by Kate Mercer | Aug 17, 2017 | Organisation Culture
Do you assume you have to provide big-company benefits and opportunities when you are still an SME and need everyone to take accountability? It’s a common mistake made by second generation organisations. Here’s why. As a company moves from first to second...
by Kate Mercer | Aug 11, 2017 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
Do you feel that the organisation is ‘yours’ and running it is all down to you? Are you increasingly resenting the fact? Here’s how to turn it around so you can relinquish control, successfully. This is a very common assumption among entrepreneurs who have...
by Kate Mercer | Aug 1, 2017 | Leadership
We look at what makes workplace partnerships truly effective, and the mindset shifts you need to achieve them. Can you imagine what it would be like working in a team, or a department, or a whole organisation, where this definition of partnership formed one of the...
by Kate Mercer | Jul 18, 2017 | Leadership
We probably all have set ways of approaching problems, finding solutions and ultimately making decisions. What you might not realise is that how you make decisions can be heavily influenced by a mindset derived from questionable reasoning and preconceived ideas. We...
by Amanda Baines | Jul 5, 2017 | Organisation Culture
Most of the businesses we work with give their staff an annual bonus which on the face of it, sounds like an obvious and positive way to reward people. But what does the bonus system do to the culture of your organisation? Does it motivate, engage and duly reward your...
by Kate Mercer | Jul 4, 2017 | Leadership
In our last blog post we introduced the ‘parrot on your shoulder’ concept to describe your critical inner dialogue. You can use this device to produce well-formed pieces of feedback. Here’s a brief recap on the steps in the process: Step 1: Identify...
by Kate Mercer | Jun 27, 2017 | Leadership
Are you aware of your inner dialogue, that ‘parrot on your shoulder’? We give you the tools to assess your very own internal critic so you can think more clearly and make better, more informed decisions. “People are always blaming their circumstances for...
by Kate Mercer | Jun 13, 2017 | Leadership
If you think that asking closed questions as a leader will provide you with the right answers, you should think again. Here we look at an alternative mode of questioning, which empowers people to find the answers themselves. “I don’t pretend we have all the...
