Normally in my working life, the question of ‘Why do people do what they do?’ would come up when people were not doing the right thing. My standard answer for years was because they can; we let them, you let them, the team lets them, leaders let them or...
A team trademark is no different to a personal trademark except that it provides focus around the behaviours required from all team members. Its strength comes from being created, and then agreed, by team members. Such a trademark can seem irrelevant or...
Nearly half of Australian employees don’t know their company’s mission statement and set of values, the findings from a new survey released today has revealed. The research, commissioned by Leading Teams, surveyed over 500 Australian workers examining...
This article written by Kraig Grime first appeared on the Dynamic Business website. For a growing business, mission statements are important in creating a culture, improving employee decision making and establishing a clear competitive difference. However, a...
Leading Teams Director, Kraig Grime, was interviewed by HR Daily about a recent survey that Leading Teams conducted on mission statements and values. Nearly half of Australian employees don’t know their company’s mission statement or values, let alone find...
The hallmarks of a good team building exercise is one that is more than a single attempt to correct any perceived weakness in a team; it must also address the purpose for which it was intended. For example, at Leading Teams, activities with clients are not conducted...
Sometimes life presents you with some terrific memories and I will never forget the look on Ray McLean’s face during our recent celebration of his 20 years of contributing to leadership development. Yep, 20 years is not bad for someone once described as...
It’s not often that I get accused of being too structured, but people may be very surprised to discover that the art of facilitation whilst appearing loose and unstructured is in fact quite the opposite. Those that know our work are well aware of our desire for...
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom”. Viktor Frankl Creating an environment that encourages high performance should be a goal worth pursuing by...
Why do we make it harder than it needs to be? Recently I had the pleasure of hearing a group of Business Leaders give their end-of-program presentations to a select audience. The presentations cap off a year of facilitated personal learning, where participants are...
Any Given Team
Understand the model that has helped some of Australia's elite sporting teams and corporate leaders achieve success.
Using candid case studies from teams who have implemented Ray McLean’s no-nonsense Performance Improvement Program, this book explains how the program can work for all kinds of teams, big or small, sporting or corporate.