Plato once said, “The beginning is the most important part of the work”. After a tough 2021, teams are now under pressure to hit the ground running. But leaders need to make space and time for their teams to pause, reflect and plan. And while many will naturally want to focus on growth through improved …
For this small team, choosing a card as a conversation starter helped them step out of their routine, creating a safe space to ask new and different questions and build stronger relationships with their peers.
Given all the recent press, you’ve no doubt heard about ‘the great resignation’. Essentially, as employees worldwide ponder their return to work, they’re also realising what they do (and don’t like) about their work/life priorities and doing something about it. In fact, research suggests that almost 40% of Australians are planning to change jobs. As …
Great resignation? Great exhaustion? Great expectations? Details »
“A fool with a tool is still a fool”, says Frank Hull when reflecting on his research into the importance of having a certain savvy to boost work performance. His research demonstrates that technical skills, tools and processes are important, but without the proper application, the benefits are limited. But the good news is, you …
How can you know that you are solving the right problem and it’s a problem worth solving? For most of us, it’s par for the course to identify a problem and search for a solution. But how often do you implement a solution and then realise you haven’t solved the problem at all? Or you’ve …
Clients often ask me: “How can you coach people to see the future both as a series of threats and as a field of opportunities, that cannot be predicted or controlled?” Knowing that the leadership and teaming paradigms have shifted, there is an increasing need for innovation coaching to respond to this question. This is …
In an unpredictable future, how do you coach successful people? Details »
‘Myth’ Noun. a widely held but false belief or idea Innovation. It’s become the catch cry of organisations everywhere. It’s in tag lines, advertising, on products and forms an inherent part of most corporate profiles and bios. Innovative companies and brilliant new products seemingly surround us. But what about when innovation doesn’t work? Ideas, products …
Teams, mindset and performance It’s funny. In every workshop I run, I learn something too. More often than not, it’s a valuable lesson or insight from participants. This is the great benefit of our community approach – knowledge is a two-way process. One of the best insights I have learned is comprehending what makes some …
Once upon a time, if you’d asked if I was innovative, I would have said “no”, which might sound strange since I work in innovation. My boss is innovative – ideas just flow – but that’s not me. I’m too busy. It’s not my role. I’m back office, membership, admin. But then two things happened. …
February 11th – you know what that means! No? Well, it’s National Inventors’ Day, and we should all celebrate! Without our inventors, where might we be? Humanity’s inventiveness is what sets us apart from every other species on this planet, and it’s through our inventions that we can see our own progress as a species. …
The formula for success is not what you think it is! Details »