Posts Tagged ‘Team’
Leaders, are you Coaching or Telling?
I know many managers that find it to tell rather than coach. However, telling doesn’t really allow the person to grow and learn and think for themselves. However, when we coach, we inspire, teach, grow and empower our people. Often managers tell me they are coaching but when I put them through one of my…
Read MoreDo you want to get more out of your staff? Find out how.
Every single day I am developing, coaching or training leaders around important leadership tools, models and frameworks they should be using depending on their leadership challenge or opportunity and I wanted to share a model that I am pretty passionate about with you. Are you using a coaching framework to improve your team’s performance? If…
Read MoreWhat is teamwork – and the four crucial reasons to build it
Having a great team is one thing; having great team work together is another. A team that works together and supports each other is one hell of a feeling to be a part of. Here are four reasons you need to strengthen the teamwork in your company. Teamwork fosters collaboration and unity. Gone are the…
Read MoreFive ways to boost team morale
Your team are your greatest asset. You know it, I know it – but do they know it? Richard Branson says “A company’s employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product” . Their good work and loyalty can fail to get the appreciation and recognition it deserves and instead your team hear…
Read MoreHow to overcome your team’s excuses
As a leader, you are bound to experience team members making excuses about why they can’t, won’t or didn’t do something they were asked or expected to do. While excuses every so often can be understandable – expected even, when they are regularly given you need to act. Here are four ways you can overcome…
Read MoreFive ways to grow your team beyond you
As a leader, it can be easy to think your most important role is to increase your organisation’s performance and profit, but the true goal of a leader should be to help your team become more confident and accomplished. So how do you help them to live up to their full potential? Here are five…
Read MoreHow to effectively address conflict within your team
When different personalities, generations, genders and cultures work together on a daily basis with different viewpoints, priorities and communication methods, conflict is inevitable. So how do you prepare, manage and solve conflict effectively in the workplace? Here are my top tips for addressing conflict within your team. 1. Acknowledge the conflict The first step in…
Read MoreFeedback can often be met with resistance; here are seven ways to turn it around
There is no question the word “feedback” can stir up feelings of uncertainty, fear and negativity in the workplace. You can even be met with resistance as some team members who have had bad experiences in the past prepare to be criticised or rejected for something they may or may not have said or done.…
Read MoreFour tips to help you get to know your team
I have seen many leaders become so focused on achieving their goal that they forget to consider who they are leading – and the best way to lead them. With the facts, figures and deadlines we use for planning and decision making keeping us focused on the ‘what’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ we do things on…
Read MoreFour ways to create a culture of responsibility in your team
Responsibility Despite coaching many different businesses at many different stages of operation, there is one question that stays the same, “How do I get my team to be more responsible?” It can be tempting to point the finger at the team here, and I’ll admit I normally get a list of why certain team members…
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