Apply this formula…to become a kick-ass team!
I love the simplicity and power of formulae. And having worked with several hundred teams, observing patterns, I have identified a simple but powerful formula that goes a long way to explain why some teams are...
How do you get a better return from your next meeting?
Meetings are necessary to facilitate collaboration and create greater outcomes. Yet, most meetings fail to deliver the desired return on investment, thereby leaving the attendees disappointed and often bored and disillusioned! To drive better meetings, I suggest...
How can Senior Leadership Teams unlock their collective genius?
Most members of Senior Leadership teams have at least two roles: as the leader of the team they are officially in charge of as a member of the Leadership Team (LT) itself In theory, leaders resonate with the need to play multiple roles. However, in...
What is your “I will…” ?
A few weeks ago, I was standing at the Town Hall Station in Sydney, when I noticed some massive bill boards…not the usual advertising types, but ones with a bit of a difference! These billboards were part of Sydney University’s campaign titled “Leadership for good...
How to build deep trust in your team?
Trust in a team is like an engine in a car. Without trust, there is no power to drive the team to achieve its goals and fulfil its purpose. Without trust, you cannot have high quality conversations - the essential fuel in any team and an absolute pre-requisite to...
The Role of the Leader in creating a High Performing Team
Having worked with hundreds of executive leadership teams, I’ve been a witness to both teams that become high performing and produce breakthrough results, and others that stay mediocre at best. So the question that I continue to reflect on is this: What is the...
Spend 80%+ Time in Your Personal Greatness Zone
WHAT DO WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON? What do an American president, an English executive, a Chinese doctor, an Irish psychologist, a Swedish hair stylist, and an African school teacher have in common? The number of hours in a day. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you...
Life is 99% Journey, 1% Destination
WHERE DO YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME? What’s the most elite sporting event in the world? The Olympic games, of course. It’s an event that occurs every four years, where the very best athletes in the world compete for the ultimate prize – a gold medal. One of the most...
Your Most Profitable Investment
WHICH IS THE BETTER INVESTMENT? Some people are quite happy to spend $2,000 on a holiday. However, these same folks would think 10 times before spending $1,000 on a training course that had the potential, for example, to improve their communication skills or even...
Is Perspective the Biggest Problem You Have?
THE PROBLEM OF PERSPECTIVE Think about a problem that is really bothering you at this moment. Once you’ve thought about such a problem, answer this question: On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = not at all, 10 = a lot), how much is this problem bothering you? If you answered 7...
