• THE INFINITE GAME (or THE CARROT CAKE SCENARIO)

    THE INFINITE GAME (or THE CARROT CAKE SCENARIO)

    Simon Sinek’s book The Infinite Game about developing a long-term mindset for your organisation. The focus being less about the P&L statement for the year, and more about having a vision for the type of legacy company that you will be leaving for the next two or three generations. As managers of people we could Read more

  • SUPERSTAR… OR SUPER PROBLEM?

    SUPERSTAR… OR SUPER PROBLEM?

    What happens when everyone in the team gets along well, working effectively together and actually enjoy each other’s company… everyone except one person? We will call this person Riley. Riley has been with the team for over 18 months now and is a bit of a superstar performer who puts out quality work consistently week Read more

  • “I’M OFFENDED”… CANCEL CULTURE IN THE WORKPLACE

    “I’M OFFENDED”… CANCEL CULTURE IN THE WORKPLACE

    The beauty and the curse of social media is that everyone now has a platform to voice their opinion.  If your opinion is controversial enough, or you have enough followers, your opinion might even go viral.  When that happens you will get extra exposure through the news outlets picking up the story and the next Read more

  • MASTERING THE DARK ARTS OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

    MASTERING THE DARK ARTS OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

    How does your organisation manage performance?  “…there is no evidence anywhere in the world, in any institution of management science, that existing employee evaluation and rating processes are effective.” (Clifton & Harter, 2019) If your organisation is like most then there is a good chance that you have a system of annual or bi-annual reviews.  There Read more

  • 5 TIPS FOR NEW MANAGERS

    5 TIPS FOR NEW MANAGERS

    Congratulations !!  You’ve just won the job and now you have your own team to manage.  Its exciting isn’t it?  You get to set the direction and make the decisions now, and it is what you have been working towards for a while.  You have finally got your own office and your name on the Read more

  • IT’S OKAY TO BE THE BOSS… BUT BE HUMAN FIRST

    IT’S OKAY TO BE THE BOSS… BUT BE HUMAN FIRST

    Michael is relatively new to your team.  He has come highly recommended, he did exceptionally well throughout the recruitment process, and in his first month has delivered some excellent work.  If his work to date is any indication, he is going to be a bit of a superstar. You do have a couple of concerns Read more