by Kate Mercer | May 3, 2017 | Organisation Culture
Some of the most important work you ever do is done in meetings, so set some clear groundrules to be able to work more effectively together. “Any committee that is the slightest use is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for a second longer than...
by Kate Mercer | Feb 9, 2016 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
Does it sometimes feel as if you spend all day in meetings, yet any real work has to be done outside them? Here are four ways to turn this around and make your meetings more productive. The real problem is that your meetings aren’t really snappy or productive...
by Amanda Baines | Feb 1, 2016 | Organisation Culture
Every organisation has its own unique culture. This can seem obvious to outsiders, but for those working in the organisation it can often feel invisible. Imagine a goldfish that’s swimming around in water that has no idea it’s swimming around in water. The culture of...
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,...