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...
Could a family culture be bad for your organisation and your leadership? When you think about your aspirations for your company’s culture, a natural reaction might be to cast around for examples of the kind of ‘feel’ you are seeking. What very often comes to mind is...
Fight, flight or freeze? It’s not that simple. Here are some strategies to deal with post pandemic feelings of uncertainty and threat in the workplace. Your brain is hard-wired to be risk averse. Covid 19 has created widescale and unprecedented levels of...
The pandemic has caused people to re-evaluate the sense of meaning that their work gives them (in the US it’s being called The Great Resignation). This article explains how leaders can create the kind of environment and role accountability that reinstates motivation and meaning.
Don’t just drift into the same old working patterns as we go into the new ‘term’. Equally, don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. This is your chance to create an even more effective working culture: here’s how to take advantage of this opportunity. The pandemic...
The Covid-19 pandemic need not sound a deathknell for your business. Take the opportunity to regroup and rethink your strategies, and come out the other side more resilient and better equipped to deal with turmoil.
Covid-19 has pitched businesses into a situation where all the rules have changed. Instead of moving forwards through the business growth cycle, you might now be in danger of lurching backwards. As a leader, it’s up to you not only to recognise this, but to take advantage of the opportunities it brings.
When can I expect promotion? How much will my next pay rise be? Can we have better social and leisure facilities? How much will you pay me for taking on more responsibility? Does it sometimes seem that your employees expect your company to deliver ever more and better...
As a contributing editor to inc.com, Jeff Haden has recently published an article entitled 'A Study of 600,000 People Shows the Secret to Managing Millennials Is to Quit Thinking of Them as Millennials'. It's a timely and essential read, and we couldn't agree with...
Take a look at job descriptions in almost any organisation. You’ll find they’re broad statements of areas of responsibility or lists of activities. Job descriptions like this are concerned with activity rather than output, and fuel the culture of ‘hard work’ and long...
Find out how to create and manage a brilliant culture that underpins a truly successful growing business.
Find out how to create and manage a brilliant culture that underpins a truly successful growing business.