• WHO DOESN’T NEED A COACH?

    WHO DOESN’T NEED A COACH?

    It’s a trick question because almost everyone will benefit from coaching and often the people who benefit the most are the ones who don’t really need it.  You see most people think of coaching as a remedial process, as something that is required to ‘fix’ a problem or address a deficiency.  And while coaching can… Read more

  • THE WORST MANAGER IN THE COMPANY…

    THE WORST MANAGER IN THE COMPANY…

    One of the latest buzzwords floating about the internet is “Radical Transparency”.  This means different things in different organisations, and while for some it means sharing the inner workings of the company with all employees to give them sense of ownership and involvement for others it amounts to little more than publicly naming and shaming… Read more

  • MY NEW BOSS IS BULLYING ME…

    MY NEW BOSS IS BULLYING ME…

    The new boss has just started and while we are all going to miss Alison, the team is feeling pretty positive about things and looking forward to what this new guy, Michael, is going to bring to the table.  We’ve come through COVID relatively unscathed, we’ve enjoyed working flexibly and we’ve continued to deliver against… Read more

  • 7 ATTRIBUTES OF GREAT BOSSES

    7 ATTRIBUTES OF GREAT BOSSES

    Most managers would like for their team to like them, personally, as a person.  Nobody likes to be disliked and we are all more comfortable with being the popular boss rather than the unpopular one.  And if we can’t popular, appreciated and admired can we at least be respected in our role? There was a… Read more

  • IF YOU ARE GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION…

    IF YOU ARE GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION…

    I’ve worked with a number of organisations who regularly conduct employee engagement surveys.  These surveys typically have somewhere between 40 and 90 questions and cover a range of topics including: Employment Conditions, Career Objectives, Conduct and Performance, Manager Capability, Leadership Capability, Communication and Consultation, Development Opportunities, and so on. The point of these surveys is… Read more

  • HOW IS YOUR TEAM MOJO?

    HOW IS YOUR TEAM MOJO?

    How are things in your team these days?  Is everybody pumped and firing on all cylinders every day? Or are things a little flat like the party balloons from Susan’s birthday morning tea last week? Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers, has 5 tips for leaders who want to inspire and motivate their teams.  1. Utilise… Read more