The culture you create within your team is vital to its success and its ability to perform and this has a lot to do with how happy your team are. I’ve worked in organisations that are so focused on appearing to achieve that workplace fun and banter are seen as a big no no. However… Continue reading Time for a natter
Month: January 2019
Take 3
Over the past few weeks we have been considering several new approaches in the vein of new year, new you. Now that you’ve had time to digest each of them I would like you to take your top three and really drive them forward this week to get them embedded in your working day. This… Continue reading Take 3
Better Intentions
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been considering ways to improve or change working habits to make 2019 more productive and fulfilling both professionally but also personally. Today I would like to discuss intention setting. The practice of setting intentions, which are not just three to-do items you want to achieve, is concerned with… Continue reading Better Intentions
Trust
A highly performing team can only be achieved if there is real trust within the team. Trust is an interesting concept because if you ask someone to articulate how trust is earned then it can mean many things to many people. For me to gain trust and build trust are fundamentally about honesty. If someone… Continue reading Trust
Don’t touch it!
Yesterday I shared the idea of inbox zero and the concept of the 4 d's when dealing with email - delete, delegate, do, defer. Here's a tip that works in conjunction with the inbox zero idea - don't touch email twice. I know myself how easy it is to open up an email, pontificate about… Continue reading Don’t touch it!