By Dean Mason, Leadership Consultant and Coach I met with a prospective client recently who asked how I worked and whether or not he would have to meditate if we work together. He is keen to develop as a leader and honest about his resistance to going ‘too deep’. For some reason, that we did [...]
The focus on forging high performance in the workplace is not new. For the last 40 years High Performing Teams has consistently appeared in the top 10 business topics. Our thinking has been shaped by concepts of staff engagement to drive up performance, the importance of performance metrics, the work of Patrick Lencioni on the [...]
Few leaders in the workplace relish the appearance of conflict in their teams. They often report feeling like they are thrust into the position of a parent trying not to favour a particular sibling, because we know taking sides can make conflict very personal. Yet when your Marketing Manager is about to devour your Finance [...]
Have you ever come across this question before..... if every animal on planet Earth was endowed with a human brain, which animal would be the slowest to find water? Humans I hear you say? Close, but not correct - we’d be second last! The answer is fish – fish don’t know what water is because [...]
We think of shoestring budgets in terms of finances — we need to achieve an outcome with limited funds and we must find creative ways to pull off miracles. But have you also felt that your energy is also operating on a shoestring? It’s more than just not having the time you need to do [...]
Some helpful questions opened up at the Thriving Workplace Conference where it became apparent that the workplace wellness movement is now moving beyond physical health with corporate marathons, flu jabs and fit bits and into the realms of emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing. Could workplaces striving to raise the wellness of their people form a [...]
Wellness seems to be the new buzzword for large companies in attracting and retaining talent and lifting the productivity of their workforce. The excitement is palpable and creative ideas abound. Yet some wellness programs seem to hit the mark better than others. Many wellness programs are a series of zany ideas that temporarily grab the [...]
A common agenda when coaching aspiring leads is, “How do I manage my manager?”. One middle manager commented recently on the inadequacies of their boss. Painfully aware of this person’s lack of communication skills and apparent inability to think strategically, the perennial question arose as to how to manage upwards. Before launching into a [...]
Most HR professionals today need no convincing on the ROI for achieving high staff engagement. Statistics linking engagement to customer loyalty, productivity, sales revenue and workforce productivity have been amassing for decades. Yet when we look to the top performing organisations in the engagement stakes globally, their concept of engagement is evolving into [...]
Mentoring programs are undoubtedly a cultural glue for organisations seeking to more closely engage and retain their staff. When implemented well they offer a connective matrix across the organization that can mend bridges and restore enthusiasm and even trust across levels of leadership and functions (Clutterbuck). But before we get too excited about this exciting [...]
