What Purpose Actually Is
There is a story about a NASA janitor in the early 1960s. President Kennedy asked him what he did for the organisation.He replied.“I am helping put a man on the moon.” That is purpose.It creates direction.It aligns action.It tells people why their work matters. Purpose connects personal meaning to the team mission.Buckingham and Goodall call […]
Gossip: A survival instinct that’s hurting your team
When we talk to teams about behaviours that are holding them back, gossip –` “third-party” conversations – is often what they point to. These conversations happen. A lot. One study in the journal Human Nature reported that 70% of all conversations are social in nature while a Scientific American paper suggests that 65% of normal […]