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September 21, 2017

How to Rejuvenate Your Workplace

Sharon (not her real name) had completed our three-day executive retreat and returned to her workplace determined to rejuvenate her people. Sharon is an engineer and the chief operating officer of an infrastructure service employing 120 people. Sharon’s motivation to attend the retreat was that her people were becoming disengaged, productivity was slipping and the […]

July 27, 2017

The Two Top Skills Every Leader Needs Now

Asking and listening – that’s it. Gone are the days when leaders could just be command and control addicts. Gone are the days when leaders are anointed the alleged gurus in their field. Educated informed and concerned employees worth their salt need more than gurus and bosses. Google is guru and bosses are dinosaurs. Today’s […]

June 8, 2017

Fixing Your Organisation’s Performance Dilemma

Michael is a good guy. Most people like him. But Michael doesn’t deliver his work on time or at the right standard. He always agrees to the suggestions made to improve, but it just doesn’t happen. Do you know this guy or someone like him? Nobody wants to be the bad guy that gets on […]

July 28, 2016

Do You Know About the Senior Leadership Disconnection Syndrome?

Let’s call it SLDS for simplicity. What is SLDS? It’s when the senior leader is so disconnected from the coalface, where most outcomes occur, that the senior leader becomes ineffectual and the culture, engagement and productivity drift downward. It’s not the senior leaders’ fault. It’s the fault of the system and the lack of investment […]

March 31, 2016

The Death of Performance Management

“I’ve done it David!” my client, the CEO of a mid-sized professional service provider, told me, the relief in his voice apparent. “What?” I asked. “I’ve canned our performance management process!” he replied. “Fantastic!” I couldn’t help expressing. “I’ll bet you had no push back on that” I tested. “Well actually I did, but not […]

November 3, 2015

Is This How Trust Works?

We know how important trust is to us, don’t we? When I ask my clients to describe trust, they pause, finding it difficult to put into words, because it’s largely a feeling. So I ask them to comment on this framework: I assert that trust means: Our values are shared. We proactively care about each […]

October 22, 2015

CEO Saves Money and Re-engaged People

He’d had enough. There was too much bureaucracy and costs coming from his HR department and he couldn’t see a return on investment from what they were doing. So he did this, honourably and efficiently: Closed down his HR department. Kept one HR person to manage records and ensure compliance – there are software systems […]

September 24, 2015

The Performance Mastery App

Work is rapidly evolving. People are becoming far more conscious of what matters most and it isn’t just about work. People are well and truly over the old ways of performance management and command and control. They are looking for meaning, value, appreciation, being included and making a difference. Technology has enabled us to be […]

September 22, 2015

Leading in These Evolutionary Times

Everything is changing rapidly, isn’t it? In only five to ten years from now it is likely that artificial intelligence, robotics, and additive fabrication technology will have replaced many current ‘jobs’. Nevertheless, the future of work remains unlimited just evolved. How will you lead yourself and your people towards this imminent future? Your people skills, […]

September 15, 2015

Self Reflection Questions for Leaders

Time and again when I speak with successful leaders I am reminded that one of their greatest strengths is their devotion to regular self-reflection. Their courage to face the truths about their thoughts, expressions, decisions and actions, plus their desire to always improve themselves leads directly to their higher performance. Here is a non-exhaustive list […]

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