Now the World Cup is over (at least for me as an England fan), it’s time to share my leadership observations. Sport provides a terrific arena to observe examples of both good and…
Teaming
A recent climb of Mt Baker taught me a lot about teaming. It is the practice of working together as a team to achieve an objective. In our case it was to climb…
I worked with a leadership team this week to help them understand their team personality. I’ve seen many teams do this as a fun team building exercise. It can be fun but make…
Why won’t your team embrace change that you know will improve their performance? You’ve explained what they need to do and they may have even agreed to do it. And then nothing happens,…
The leadership team is a critical part of any organization and yet, few of them fulfill their potential. The leadership team usually consists of the most senior people in an organization. They are…
Psychological safety is a hot topic. Amy Edmondson introduced the term in her exceptional book ‘Teaming’. It is a critical foundation for any effective team. When psychological safety is present, team members feel…
I was provoked yesterday by one of Ray Dalio’s principles (check out this terrific 30 min summary). His best selling book ‘Principles: Life and Work’ outlines some of our biggest challenges and limiters. When…
At the start of our team leader workshops, we ask the team leaders to share their biggest challenge. A common challenge is how to balance management and autonomy. As a leader, how do…
I shared Amy Edmondson’s four key leadership behaviors for managing extreme teams in a recent blog post. They are: Build an engaging vision Cultivate psychological safety Develop shared mental models Empower agile execution…
I shared Amy Edmondson’s four key leadership behaviors for managing complex teams in a recent blog post. They are: Build an engaging vision Cultivate psychological safety Develop shared mental models Empower agile execution…