When was the last time your team celebrated? Perhaps you think it’s not that important? Or you might think you’ve got nothing big enough to bother celebrating. In both cases you’re almost certainly wrong- and ignoring this important gesture is potentially very...
Collaboration tools are undeniably crucial to the performance of virtual teams- from project management and shared calendars to time-keeping, cloud-workspaces, and conferencing tools. Each week it can appear that a new ‘must have’ tool enters the market from snapchat...
Did you know that your team at work already has a brand? What do you think it might be? Do you think you’d like it if you knew what it was? When other people think of your team, they almost certainly have a thought that pops into their head. It might be great- you...
As a manager or leader of a team, you know exactly what you company stands for (or you should.) You know what the company strives for and how you want the team to work together towards that goal. You know what you want your company or team culture to be- whether it’s...
In any business over a period of time, motivation levels within the team wax and wane. However, you need the business working at its optimum consistently, and can’t afford to have team members taking their foot off the accelerator, becoming a dead weight, or even...
We all know the benefits of a motivated team. Enthusiasm, creativity, productivity and a positive working atmosphere are all outcomes of employees who like their jobs and want to move the company forwards. Over the years, companies have adapted HR strategies that...
If you ask the person in the street, they will probably tell you that a manager and a leader are the same thing. The truth is they are different, with both having different outcomes. It’s a question I am often asked on new manager training courses or my Insights...
It is painful to watch a team in constant conflict. Rather like a parent wishes for his or her children to like one another, a manager hopes that his or her team will get along and be at least allies if not friends. It’s important to remember that conflict in itself...
Almost every businessperson will, from time to time, be gently teased by friends or family for using “corporate speak.” It’s true that we use a distinct dialect in our work and, while it might not always feature the most colourful or emotive language, there’s a good...
