Earlier this week I facilitated a session with a client to capture learnings from a significant crisis. To cut a long story short, we have had some devastating bush fires here in Tasmania and my client lost substantial assets in the fire. As a provider of an essential public service there was considerable pressure to […]
Towards the end of 2012 I was working with organisations and teams to create shared purpose and values because they wanted to make a fresh start in 2013. Purpose and values are vital in creating employee engagement (to the team and the organisation) because they take what people do day to day and connect that […]
I followed the Lance Armstrong saga with interest, mainly because I facilitated a large culture change program for a business where we used a motivational video about teamwork starring Armstrong and the US Postal team. The video was enormously inspiring and covered his journey through testicular cancer and back to being on the very top […]
When Fiction Mirrors Leadership Reality What can business leaders learn from Game of Thrones?Beyond dragons and dynasties, the series offers profound insights into leadership, culture, and the dynamics of power. Set in a medieval-like world of long summers and looming winters, Game of Thrones is ultimately a story about what happens when leaders fail to […]