Firstly, why do I need a team that is high performing? The answer quite simply is that high performing teams produce superior results The value of a high performing team has long been recognised both in business and in sport. As Basketball legend Michael Jordan puts it: “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Or as Reid Hoffman,...
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Focus on Engagement. Here is my recent interview with Colin Wilson. Director of Key Business Advisors (KBA). Listen in as he explains how his business managed to not only maintain but increase employee engagement during a disruptive 2020. Based on feedback from the STAR Workplace survey we conducted, the lessons learned are incredibly insightful. If you are...
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I was talking to a prospective client once, who asked me to recruit two people for the one role. When I enquired why two people were needed, he said “Because one always leaves!” It got me thinking about the circumstances that could contribute to a situation like this: could it be poor work environment, poor hiring choices, lack of management or not having an...
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As virtual meetings have shown us, there’s a whole other layer of complexity that is happening behind the scenes when working from home. Work-life has blended with home life and sometimes it has been difficult to separate the two. Personal circumstances compete with daily business pressures and this can mean that we are juggling more tasks, with less time to deal...
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In the unpredictable pandemic environment, we find ourselves in, we know that it’s hard to think beyond the end of this week, much less this month, or even this year. Yet as leaders and business owners, we need to keep thinking about the future of our business, and to lead our teams well, as we navigate the uncertainty together. To be successful right now, you need...
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