Finding Facilitators
When I joined Leading Teams in 2012 we had 10 facilitators working with a range of different teams and organisations around Australia. Over the past 10 years that number has grown to 23, and we continuing to grow specifically expanding our team in Sydney. When COVID landed in early 2020 we all took a deep […]
Are your teams’ values really valued?
What are your organisation’s values, and who really values them? The past 18 months have thrown up challenges for teams that we haven’t encountered in the past which provides a great opportunity to review. Grab your organisation’s values and read them out. Then think about whether that aligns to what you’ve noticed over the past […]
Farewell to Guy Redhouse
This week we say farewell to a much-loved team member, our Head of Business Growth, Guy Redhouse. As always at Leading Teams, this provides us with an opportunity to review, and to highlight one of the key models we utilise – both ourselves, and with teams we work with – the cylinder model. The cylinder […]
Who can you really trust in your team?
Three weeks after the COVID pandemic hit Australia earlier this year, I had a conversation with Mary Campbell, the CEO at TAFE Queensland, that has stuck with me. They were at the beginning of the process of transitioning a large percentage of their 4,000+ staff to working from home, and her comment to me at […]
Recruiting for your team – why not let your candidates decide who gets the job?
We have recently recruited a new facilitator in Sydney. I found the experience both rewarding and inspiring, so I thought I would share it with you.
The Leading Teams model is about empowerment and we apply our model to everything we do, including finding new members for our own team.
What’s the difference between a Party and a Team…and who is better placed to lead us?
Watching the Liberal Leadership spill unfold last Friday on the ABC was compelling viewing. Throughout the coverage I heard a number of journalists and ex-Politicians referring to the Liberal Party as ‘the team’, which I found really interesting given what was taking place. Based on my understanding of what constitutes a team, I would have […]
What’s Your Legacy?
Leading Teams facilitator, Tim Ferguson, reflects on how your personal trademark can help shape the legacy you leave as a leader and as a person.
What is Resilience and How Can You Build it in Your Team?
Facilitator Tim Ferguson considers the question of resilience, and how you can build resilience in your team, using the example of a bushfire-ravaged community in Victoria.
Leadership Selection: the Pivotal Link Between Culture and Performance (Part II)
Facilitator Tim Ferguson talks about the power of giving a team control over leadership selection, using an example from TAFE Queensland Skillstech.
Counterproductive Behaviour: Address It or Avoid It?
Counterproductive behaviour is common in teams. Tim Ferguson discusses why you must acknowledge and address this behaviour.