by Kate Mercer | Jan 30, 2016 | Leadership, Organisation Culture, Team Development
One of the the most common questions we are asked by clients and potential clients is how to motivate people. When we explore their reasons for asking, it seems that they see ‘motivating people’ as the answer to issues as diverse as: People not doing what they are...
by Kate Mercer | Jan 11, 2016 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
Do you sometimes wonder if you are talking to yourself? You give instructions or make requests. People say, ‘yes, I’ll do it’ – and then they don’t. Or they do something totally unexpected and not what you wanted at all. Assuming that most people come to work to do a...
by Kate Mercer | Dec 10, 2015 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
One thing we’ve noticed in our work is that the pub (or the wine bar) seems to loom pretty large in amateur theories of management. Problems with someone’s performance? Have a chat over a swift half after work one evening. Someone seems to be upset and complaining a...
