In my leader coaching work, it’s often evident that the leader’s in trouble because they haven’t, and aren’t, giving enough attention to the big picture. They’re not standing back and looking strategically at what dangersRead more

Even when times are great, there’s no good reason to tolerate anything that’s less than fabulous. And when times are tougher and profits are harder to make, it’s critical that everything is functioning at itsRead more

How would it be if you always felt exceedingly proud of your team—proud because you absolutely knew that they steadfastly focused on their shared purpose, and therefore maximised their contribution to productivity and profits? InRead more

Your last Leadership Bulletin began a discussion about how to get your team really humming. It discussed the need for all team members, 100% of the time, to be wearing their team hat. Let’s nowRead more

Your last two Leadership Bulletins examined how to tune teams for high performance. The questions they asked were: “When there’s conflict, where’s your finger pointing?” “Are your team members always wearing their team hat underRead more

Your last few Bulletins have been looking at how to create very-high-preforming-teams. Most recently we’ve looked at the consequences of finger pointing, the need for team members to wear a team-hat and how trust canRead more

Does your team have explicit and agreed team goals? And does your team have a crystal clear agreement about how it will work together? When I’m helping teams become very-high-performing-teams, these are amongst the firstRead more

You notice that you’re not at your best when you’re anxious, don’t you? Whether it’s sports, relationships or business, anxiety is clearly detrimental to peak performance. Sure, a little stress is a good motivator, butRead more