Facilitating Adventurous Conversations
If you are serious about the performance of your team, it is time to help them get the sleep they need. .
Trust is the glue that holds a team together and it is the most valuable element in a brand. It is also fragile and hard to build. This book examines how trust can be built and broken in business.
This guide is so concise it can be read in a lunch hour, yet it contains valuable insights that will help you and your team to thrive.
Here is a selection of team building activities that will energise your next team meeting, conference or training session.
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◀ 1 2 3 4 … 17 ▶Numerous studies and anecdotal experience would support the view that we are unlikely to respect and be loyal to leaders who lack competence. Some organisations take this to extremes by selecting leaders based purely on quite narrow measurements of intelligence. However, new research suggests that IQ alone does not a good leader make.
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Coaching is now embraced by most leaders as a strategy for raising performance, largely thanks to the likes of Sir John Whitmore who adapted sports coaching to business leadership.
Feedback is essential in flourishing teams. Yet the drain on our time and emotional reserves as managers can cause us to neglect our duty to regularly check in with individual team members.
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As managers we have a huge influence over our team members’ wellbeing, mood and therefore performance. Whilst it is critical to set goals, coach, praise and correct where necessary, it is also vital to take an interest in the individual. Either during formal one on ones or whenever an opportunity for a private conversation occurs. Simply asking a question about how things are going (Present State), along with an enquiry into ambitions (Future Progress) demonstrates that you are on your team member’s side and want them to be the best they can be.
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Finding time to get the whole team out of the office isn’t easy but the benefits justify the effort:
It provides the leader with an opportunity to say thank you, share the vision and set goals
It enables team members to get to know and understand one another better
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Walking and talking can be both good for the body and the mind, especially if you are considering a life change such as a change of job or even starting a business. Unlike sitting face to face, walking creates a less intense environment and the constantly changing surroundings prompt wider thinking.
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30 years ago I came across The One Minute Manager in a college library. An hour later I’d read it, understood it and was ready to implement the three core principles:…
When reflecting recently on some of life’s failures it dawned on me that failure and success go hand in hand. Without risking failure we are very unlikely to experience success. Here are some thoughts that seem to underpin this, from some truly successful people.
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Wherever I go in the world I love to search out the local bread, from baguettes in France to bagels in New York, and bazlama in Turkey.
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No one wants to work for a bad boss, so try this test to measure your manager, or if you dare to quantify your own leadership qualities.
Score each of the following out of 5, from 1 low to 5 high.
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