How Reactive Conversations Impact Team Functionality I was sitting with a member of an executive team of a large organisation not long ago, and he shared his experience of his team in a way that stayed with me. He was…

As a leader, how do you ensure your executive team is the best it can be? Here are 3 initiatives you must have in place to realise the power of your team.

Finding a compelling team purpose is the single most important aspect of creating a team. Use these 3 steps to establish that purpose.

Ever heard of the term “undiscussables”? Simply put, undiscussables are topics that create threat or embarrassment in a group or team, and are consequently avoided. Argyris proposed that undiscussables, in a team, or more widely across an organisation, lead to managerial mediocrity, poor organisational performance and malaise. That’s right malaise. I bet you haven’t heard that word for a while...

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Here’s something for you Introverts! (and extroverts).  A recent best-seller by Susan Cain has created a big commotion in the U.S., and her TED talk about her book…

Adaption: Creating Fast Organizational Change by John P. Kotter John P. Kotter is a famous author. He, some 15 years ago, wrote the bible on organisational change called Leading Change where he provided an eight-step method to creating large-scale change. …