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Is this the team to get it done? A single powerful question to ask

Is this the team to get it done? A single powerful question to ask

One of the most obvious observations (and challenges) I face when working with leaders and managers (and coaching them), is the perennial problem of dealing with low performance of some employees. It’s really common for managers to simply move low performing people around the business, further away from any

Power comes from distribution - ideas on how to communicate

Power comes from distribution - ideas on how to communicate

Those that control (or play well in) the communication distribution channels have power. Power as I define it is the “ability to get something done”. It’s why presidents, politicians and rich business people buy newspapers. It’s why armies of social media peeps and ex-journalists are brought in to

11 helpful tips on facilitating a workshop or tutorial

11 helpful tips on facilitating a workshop or tutorial

I’ve just got back from facilitating my workshop – The 10 Behaviours of Effective Employees in Romania, to the SEETEST conference It’s an immersive, creative workshop with hands-on practical activities where we co-learn about the 10 behaviours of effective employees. I’ve done a free eBook before, the award-winning

Anticipating the future - 4 amazing archetypes to use

Anticipating the future - 4 amazing archetypes to use

A lot of my work revolves around leading teams to brighter futures – and a lot of that work is about anticipating the future. Designing and anticipating the future is the first fundamental step of the Releasing Agility model I use; paint a bright picture of the future and galvanize people

Dreamers and Managers - 5 ideas to keep the dreams alive

Dreamers and Managers - 5 ideas to keep the dreams alive

“The ideal business is composed of managers and dreamers, and it is the responsibility of the former to protect the latter.” --Edwin Land, founder of Polaroid. I love this quote. Pretty much every business was created by someone who had a dream. A dream of freedom, or a different lifestyle,

5 powerful lessons from the hospitality industry

5 powerful lessons from the hospitality industry

We were lucky and blessed to be able to have a lovely summer holiday this year in Adeje, Tenerife, in a lovely big all-inclusive hotel. The weather was fabulous, the food was amazing, the free drinks hit the spot and this year, unlike every single year we have ever gone

Back Casting - an effective way to design an amazing business

Back Casting - an effective way to design an amazing business

Regular readers will know that I help companies imagine bright futures and Release Agility towards these bright futures. The model I use is here: As part of this work I run “future casting” immersive workshops, where we explore imagining (and building a real physical representation of) a bright, compelling and