by Kate Mercer | Jan 9, 2025 | Organisation Culture
One of the biggest surprises for employees (and sometimes even managers) in a scaling organisation is how promotions actually work—or rather, how they should work. Too often, people fall into one of two flawed assumptions: “They’re an amazing...
by Kate Mercer | Apr 5, 2018 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
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...
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 Kate Mercer | Mar 9, 2017 | Leadership
As a leader, it’s your job to decide what kind of behaviour you would like in your organisation. But how do you find your own style as a leader and set the tone for everybody who works with you? Here, we look at different styles of business leaders and explore the...
