The writer and psychotherapist Anthony de Mello writes: ‘Some say there are only two things in the world, love and fear.’
Partnership Overcomes Fear
These two forces drive most behaviour and are commonly used in the workplace to influence others: Read more »
Make an enquiry 
Become a contact on Linkedin 
Follow us on TwitterStorytelling is older than the written word. In that sense it is prehistoric. Ever since we noticed one another we have wanted to make contact. This is as true today as it has always been. Be that in the boardroom, the classroom or over the kitchen table.
Quote by John Steinbeck
So why is that ? What does storytelling do that makes it so different from other communication. Simply put, storytelling connects the heart to the head . It takes thinking into feeling and travels imagination into action like nothing else. It can make information engaging and inspiring and it is the seat of positive relationship.In spite of educational norms that extol a cognitive approach to learning, storytelling embraces a more holistic perspective by combining thinking, feeling and doing to inform, engage and inspire. Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterOur forthcoming seminar on Improving Productivity on the 16th March will give you some tips on getting the most from meetings.
Want your team to perform like champions? Use the pointers below to keep your meetings on track.
In the meantime, here are some quick pointers inspired by a Japanese car manufacturer that has meeting guidelines pinned to the wall of every conference room. Why not paste these meeting guidelines alongside agendas to keep your meetings on track: Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterI received an email recently inviting me to buy Prestige Olympic Tickets. It was from a LOCOG accredited source and the tickets were genuine and amongst the best available. But, they come at a price, £7500 for the Opening Ceremony!
To help organisations perform like an Olympic team we've created the 2012 Office Games
It’s unlikely that many of us will be able to justify taking our teams to the games but we should certainly seize the opportunity to replicate the behaviours of world class sports teams in our own work groups. Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterIf you’ve travelled on the London Underground recently you might have seen a series of posters featuring team building exercises.
Smart phones might be clever but even they have their limitations.
Vodafone have launched an advertising campaign suggesting that with their service teams can connect without the need to spend time together.
We would challenge this assumption on the basis that whilst it is possible to convey information by phone it’s almost impossible to build trust.
Trust is the single greatest differential between good and bad teams and to build trust takes a combination of time, commitment, shared experience and common values.
Smart phones might be clever but even they have their limitations.
What are your thoughts?
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterAs we celebrate St Valentine’s Day it brings to mind Dr Gary Chapman’s theory that there are five Love Languages.
What is your team's language of love?
These are the different ways in which we show and receive appreciation, not just from our nearest and dearest but also from colleagues in our teams and our managers. Dr Chapman suggests that each of us favours one particular Love Language over the other four and whilst his work is focussed towards married couples, his theory can be applied in part to those leading teams. Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterA friend recently retired early from a successful career as a risk manager in the City.
We can adapt our priorities to fit our changed world or we can change our career to one that matches our values
He sent this farewell note to friends and contacts:
“After 37 years in the City I have decided to call it a day. I’ve enjoyed my career immensely, and Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterOur level of productivity depends as much on our inactivity as our activity. Failing to get a good night’s sleep prevents our bodies and brains from fully recharging. Like a car battery, if we try to operate on less than a full charge both our short and long term performance will deteriorate.
The steps below could help you sleep like a baby
Whether you are waking up tired or struggling to get to sleep, here are some tips that can help: Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterThis free team building activity is a light-hearted task which highlights the need to work as a team to succeed.
Try our free art team building activity to help you team
Overview
A creative and involving exercise that will highlight the need for communication, collaboration and organisation across the group. Suitable for many different groups and group sizes. Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on TwitterIn his superb book Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t, Jim Collins states that a common factor in the highest performing businesses is the make up of their teams. He says the best leaders “get the right people on the bus, in the right seats and the wrong people off the bus.”
So, if some of your team have had a run of bad luck or even failed in the past can they succeed as a team in the future? Read more »
Make an enquiry Become a contact on Linkedin Follow us on Twitter
Subscribe
Be amongst the first to get our blog posts, direct to your email inbox or delivered via your RSS feed reader