Organizations that take on the Power of Why experience higher engagement & productivity.
Harnessing uniqueness for High Performance
Does comparing result in high performance? I was talking with a friend and she mentioned how common it is in our culture to expect ‘comparison’ to result in high performance. We see this everywhere – home, work and especially schools. We compare our children to one another and to some standard academic measurement which often has no context or greater … Read More
The Importance of Culture in Change
Success or failure? Culture is one of the single biggest challenges in successful Business or Organizational transformation. If dysfunctional it prevents sustained transformation taking place. It is the glue that holds an organisation together as: Culture is reflected in our values; it shapes who we are, the decisions we make and how we do what we do. So we at … Read More
Purposed for Leadership – Are you called?
People become leaders for different reasons, promotion, pay and many others. This article explores the idea that great leaders are those who see leadership as their purpose, a calling if you will. Can leadership really be someone’s purpose? We recognise when we see a child who has a sporting capability that ‘they’re a natural’. The child matures into the best football … Read More
Performance Management – a new approach
What’s the Value of Performance Management? Performance Management systems can be so cumbersome leaders wonder about the value of them. It’s assumed performance management drives organizational performance. However, this may or may not be true! A common complaint I receive when I speak to employees is that the annual performance management process is a real burden and just seems to … Read More
Words of wisdom
One of the things I have recognised is that: effective leaders are always learning. So here’s some wisdom Written by columnist Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio. “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in … Read More
High Performance: Time to focus on uniqueness not comparison
I was talking with a friend and she mentioned how common it is in our culture to ‘compare’; this is particularly the case in schools where our children are compared to one another and to some standard measurement for a child of their age. It struck me that this paradigm, of determining a ‘standard’ and comparing ourselves to it , is … Read More
5 keys to successful change?
Last week I was working with a client organisation going through a transformation. They know and understand the value of change management to the successful outcome of the transformation. So they asked “How do we get people to embrace change?’ Change is always difficult. Human beings by nature like status quo. To help people embrace change we have to understand what … Read More
My authentic self – static or evolving
I was having a conversation with my nephew’s friends on Facebook which started out with ‘why people are pretenders’. I joined in the dialogue about when we live into our authentic self we don’t feel the need for the false self, the pretense and it’s freeing. One guy made a great comment that we all evolve so being authentic is … Read More
Loss of a Leader
In today’s world great leadership can be hard to find. Today we mourn the loss of a great leader; Dr Myles Munroe and his wife and daughter. Dr Munroe was a prolific, writer, speaker, author and preacher. His work touched Millions including believers and non-believers alike. He lived a life of purpose and was renowned for saying: “I want to … Read More