High Performance Teams
Is Putting People First Really Important?
‘Jim Hamerling said in his Ted Talk “5 Ways to Lead in an Era of Constant Change” that this was the era of ‘always-on transformation’. We continue to hear organizations talk about ‘too many initiatives’, ‘change fatigue’, ‘the Head Office is not listening’, and ‘this is just a downsizing being called a transformation’. As Jim observes ‘always-on transformation’ sounds exhausting. How
What is Your “Go-To” Conflict Mode?
I recently worked with a leadership team who was striving to improve their collaboration. They had a consistent pattern of decision-making that did not encourage or even allow for collaboration on crucial business imperatives. Many thought that this pattern was a result of the work/pressure/stress they were under. This was only partially true. There are some key ingredients required to
What Role Do You Play in Developing Talent?
We work with a lot of organizations who are focused on developing their talent. Many leaders see this as ‘promoting’ talent; boosting your best performers up to the next rung on the ladder. Undoubtedly this is important, and we know that it is a desirable outcome, but what if there are not enough rungs on the ladder? What if the
New Performance Discussion Toolbox for Managers
A few weeks ago, in our blog titled “Hottest Trends in Performance Management – TREAD CAREFULLY!“, we touched on the New Performance Discussion Toolbox for Managers. We had a few individuals reach out to understand better what might be included in this toolbox, and we wanted to share this with you. What Managers need in the New Performance Discussion Toolbox
Hottest Trends in Performance Management – TREAD CAREFULLY!
In recent years, we have seen some organizations rush to re-create their NEW Performance Management System (PMS) or something similar, straight off the Harvard Business Review press that discusses the negatives of old school performance management systems. In doing so however, you need to tread carefully. Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water! To use a phrase from many
The Generation Game
We all know the generational stereotypes, the Veterans (born before 1945) are fossilized with their command and control style, the Baby Boomers (46-64) are narcissistic and place huge importance on loyalty, Gen X (65-80) are slackers with their work life balance mantra and the Millennials (80-2000) tend to come off the worst of all as the most entitled generation, the
Think You Want a Culture of Accountability?
So you think you want a culture of accountability? Well that’s great! There is a significant amount of evidence that organizations with accountable people have higher engagement and performance; simply Google “link between accountability and performance” and you will have over 100,000 articles to validate this point. But let’s assume your “gut” instinct is already there, and the promise of
What Marathons Have to do with Managing Change?
Imagine yourself sitting around the leadership table, discussing why such a small change (insert any change here) feels like such a huge change to your team. Why are they not seeing the benefits that are so apparent to you? Why are they not just accepting and moving forward the way you are? Leaders are often flabbergasted at the reaction they
HPT – High Performing Teams Are No Myth
I owe much of my discipline and work ethic to my early football experiences. I know many people may not relate, but the grid-iron taught me more than how to compete in sport. The most successful team I played on was my senior varsity team, which went to the provincial championships. Our success was not just a factor of collective
