Does your team get on like one big, happy family? Even if it does, there are bound to be times when there's a clash. Whether it's annoying habits or mannerisms, there are many ways that we can wind one another up at work. The question is, what can we do about it? According to consultant and coach Ilene […]
Communication, Expert Interview, Inclusion, Leadership, Team Management, Uncategorized
It's not always easy to keep team morale high. Sometimes something as simple as working with a colleague who is in a bad mood or is having a bad day (go easy on them... it happens to the best of us!) can cause team spirit to nosedive. Luckily, these kinds of moods can be broken relatively […]
The prisoner who now stands before you Was caught red-handed showing feelings. Showing feelings of an almost human nature. This will not do! ∼ Pink Floyd, The Wall (1979) As a product of the English boarding school system, it was drilled into me throughout my formative years that expressing, or even acknowledging, any type of emotion was […]
People with the ability to think on their feet are becoming ever more crucial to the workplace. Teams that consist of self-starting, inquisitive, creative initiative-takers drive better business performance and stimulate operations that are agile, responsive and resilient. But some things are easier to accomplish in theory than in practice. Taking the initiative is a […]
Most organizations contain teams – encompassing anything from just a few people to possibly 30 or more! But, have you ever worked for a company where there's a team of just one? I have. In fact, I've been that team of one on several occasions. I currently work as a temporary assistant, meaning that I'm essentially left […]
Creativity, Inclusion, Project Management, Team Management, Time Management
Meetings Are Melting Pots While many of us try to "fit in" to a specific workplace culture, meetings often highlight different ways of thinking and doing things. It's because of how meetings work: we put a group of people in a room together to make a decision or to reach an agreement. Then, we discover that […]
Learning from our own mistakes is how we progress. We can only hope that the consequences of them are not too burdensome. Here's an opportunity to learn without paying any price. Because, in this case, the mistake was all mine... Setting the Scene A generation ago, I eagerly accepted a new job leading Human Resources at an […]
When I was an intern on a small-town newspaper, I found a perfect recipe for disaster... or at least some very bad behavior in the workplace. I didn't tweak the overnight lending rate to make billions of dollars, or plunder the pensions of my co-workers to buy a super-yacht. No, the ingredients for this particular act of folly […]
You are having a difficult conversation with your boss and are confident that he or she is listening closely – then comes the sting in the tail, "I hear what you're saying, BUT…" It dawns on you that she hasn’t been listening at all. In fact, as things stand, the opposite of what you would like […]
The whispers have started. Daniel, who plays squash with Lorraine, the director of marketing's executive assistant, told Asha that the company's about to undergo a reorganization. It could result in it being downsized and streamlined. Four divisions will become three. Or was it two? Anyway, there'll be job losses across the board, maybe as early as […]
Change Management, Communication, Expert Interview, Leadership, Team Management
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