AI, Burnout and the Things Technology Cannot Fix
A recent article on rising burnout in AI-driven workplaces described employees feeling more exhausted than ever as organisations push for greater productivity and faster output. This is hardly surprising. Professional life has been moving in this direction for years, long before artificial intelligence entered the mainstream workplace conversation. Efficiency has a way of becoming self-consuming. […]
When Culture is Compromised, Performance Follows
I see this pattern often in my role as a facilitator at Leading Teams. When performance drops, the instinct from some leaders / business owners is to look at strategy, structure, or blame external factors. But more often than not, the root cause sits elsewhere. We use the Leading Teams Cylinder Model to help leaders […]
Why Rewarding What’s Working Builds Better Teammates
Not all leadership growth comes from fixing what’s broken. Sometimes, it comes from being reminded of what’s already working. Recently, I had the opportunity to undertake a peer review with my colleagues at Leading Teams – my second time through the process. It remains one of the most transformational leadership experiences I’ve had. But this […]
‘Who’s won the Lotto this year?’
That was a question I was asked by a very respected senior player during my first week working with an NRL club. This player was a very reliable but under-rated, first-one-picked type of player. I had coached him at a previous club, and I noticed a shift in his demeanour. To say he was cynical about some of the club’s […]