Realising Your Full Potential: the Johari Window
We often start our leadership groups and performance improvements with a discussion about how participants can get the most out of the work we’re doing. A bit part of the process is their personal development and what they can do to improve and grow as a member...I’ve interviewed over 1000 people. This was the interview that stood out to me.
Last year I had the opportunity to participate in interviews to select new facilitators to work at Leading Teams. I was one of three extra people involved in interviews (at Leading Teams we consider the views of the wider team when we’re making hiring decisions)...Is It Unrealistic to Think That a Leader Can Do Everything For a Team?
One question we often ask in the groups we run on leadership and teamwork is, what are the qualities of a leader that you most admired? We emphasise that it must be a leader that you have known. The reason that we insist on...Can You Make Them Stay? How To Retain Top Talent
High employee turnover has become a stark reality for many organisations today. Employees just don’t seem to stay with companies for quite as long as they used to. Consider these stats: Research conducted by job posting site SEEK found that 47 per cent...How to Recognise and Prevent Burnout
Businesses stand to gain by developing high-performing teams, but over-performance can lead to a significant risk for all workers: burnout. In extreme cases, when too many employees burn out, these organisations face a critical talent shortage. Pressures...Checking In With Your Team
It was an innocent enough request. One that I use whenever we are starting a session on team work or working with a group on leadership development. As a ‘check in’, I asked all participants in the team of eight to give a score out of 10 for their home...How New Executives Can Be A Catalyst For Cultural Change
Whether someone has just been promoted into an executive role or is fresh into the company at that level, it’s a time of both opportunity and challenge. New leaders are often energised by their potential to enact significant cultural change. However, if...How to Create Productive Disagreement in the Workplace
It’s almost impossible to completely remove our emotions from the workplace – sometimes despite our better judgement. When passionate people are working on projects they’re invested in, disagreements are inevitable. The most important thing to keep...How To Create High Performing Teams In A Small Business
Organisations come in all shapes and sizes. However, there’s no denying that every company desires to scale up. Household names we know today such as Apple, Google and Walt Disney all came from humble beginnings and found global success. So what sets apart...Blog Categories
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Any Given Team
Understand the model that has helped some of Australia's elite sporting teams and corporate leaders achieve success.
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Team Work
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.
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