There are lots of ideas about what makes a high performing team this blog series covers some aspects of high performing teams which are less commonly discussed. Tune into defensiveness We often interpret feeling defensive as a form of weakeness. It is often followed by a feeling of shame. High performing teams recognise that feeling […]

From time to time when we are working with our clients we use simple frameworks or schema to support them. These are intentionally pared down – they aren’t the whole story but are a great place to start.  

There are lots of ideas about what makes a high performing team this blog series covers some aspects of high performing teams which are less commonly discussed.   Control the behaviour in the room.   It is always easy to come up with ideas about things other people should do, or change, in order to […]

From time to time when we are working with our clients we use simple frameworks or schema to support them. These are intentionally pared down – they aren’t the while story but are a great place to start.  

There are lots of ideas about what makes a high performing team this blog series covers some aspects of high performing teams which are less commonly discussed.   Ascribe best intent Very few people come to work intending to be awful to other people (although we all have bad days). Sometimes when another person is […]

From time to time when we are working with our clients we use simple frameworks or schema to support them. These are intentionally pared down – they aren’t the while story but are a great place to start.  

  There are lots of ideas about what makes a high performing team, this blog series covers some aspects of high performing teams which are less commonly discussed…   Invest in resilience When you have a new team, or when things are good it is easy to find yourself in a sort of “honeymoon period”. […]

  From time to time when we are working with our clients we use simple frameworks or schema to support them. These are intentionally pared down – they aren’t the while story but are a great place to start.

    When we meet entrepreneurs, especially those who have teams, it is striking how much they talk about whether they are kind, or not. Most of them seem to have a view, and their view is either that they are too harsh, or too kind.   They are rarely correct in their assessment. In […]