
TEAM BETTER TOGETHER
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Mastering the art of subtraction
We’re addicted to addition – we’re conditioned to think and talk about doing more, learning more, getting more and achieving more.
Trapped in victimhood
On my morning run, I overheard a person venting about her working arrangements and how unfair and unjust she felt her situation was compared to her colleague.
Oh, to be humble
At a recent leadership workshop I facilitated, a participant asked, “I keep hearing about humble leaders, what does it mean to be a humble leader”?
What are you here to do?
During the holiday, I read Peter Hawkin’s latest book, ‘Beauty in Leadership and Coaching’ – it’s one of his best. On page 116, he asks the question, ‘What can (I) we uniquely do that the world of tomorrow needs?’
Your 2025 word
I hope you had a fun filled and replenishing break and my best wishes to you and your loved ones for 2025. For the past decade, as a family, we each declare a word to guide and support us as we move through the year.
2025 - a year of possibilities
As we move towards 2025, I want to take this opportunity to thank you and all the other remarkable leaders and teams I’ve had the privilege and pleasure to work with and learn from this year.
Leading from listening
The best advice I ever received from a mentor was to, “be the leader you wished you had.”
What’s your gossip culture?
To gossip is part of human nature – it’s how we connect, bond, and relate with others.
Hold your answers lightly
How often do team members hold their answer as being all knowing and more right? How tightly do you hold onto your answers?
Why PIPs seldom succeed
When you implement a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) with a team member, what’s going through your mind?
Turn headwinds into tailwinds
These times call on us as leaders to turn the headwinds into tailwinds and bring about new possibilities.