We’ve developed a simple test of authenticity. There are 12 statements. You need to give each one a score depending on how often your behaviour matches with the statement. The possible responses are 1 – always, 2 – mostly, 3 – in between, 4 – sometimes, 5 – never. When you have scored each one, add your score up to […]
This quote by Henry Ford reminds us that we need to ‘get doing’. Today’s message is about taking action about becoming a better leader. You want to be a better leader. You want to achieve more for yourself and your organisation. You want to inspire more people to better levels of performance. But something is […]
Praise and recognition cost nothing, but are the keys to productive relationships and good leading. Research evidence from Kaisen Consulting* shows that a sense of achievement and recognition for good work are far more powerful motivating factors than money. It is not always possible to increase financial rewards for your team, but what is stopping […]
Those of you who have been reading my blogs for a while will know that I am unashamedly a fan of Wayne Bennett. For the uninitiated, Bennett is the most successful Rugby League coach of all time. While I am a big fan of the game, he impresses me more by what he does to […]
This is a bit of a physics lesson for those of you thinking about improving your organisation’s culture.The stone is the problem. It is the current state of your culture. It has built up over many years and is engrained and entrenched in you and your people. It has substantial inertia (the tendency of a body […]
The saying ‘elephant in the room’ is about when there is something really obvious going on, and no one is talking about it. In my experience, this happens a lot in organisations.
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