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Senior leadership teams are often convinced they’re not very good at being a team together, although they rarely say it out loud. This article looks at why teams keep ending up back at the start, why it will happen to yours again, and what the teams who handle it well do differently.
Almost every senior leadership team I’ve coached with is avoiding conflict by ducking the same handful of conversations. And lots of them have unconsciously decided that just being ‘almost okay’ as a team is better than risking the wheels coming off by aiming higher.
This article is about the four reasons why this happens, why the usual processes don’t get you past them, and how being a crew on a mission changes everything.
Self-awareness is the best start for leadership development. But how do you get that? What should you look for; and how?
Nine Lies the Gremlin likes to tell you that create self-doubt and sabotage your confidence
The best tip you will ever hear for dealing with feelings of being overwhelmed comes from survival swimming
Many leadership teams sense that something is holding them back. But naming it feels risky. Fear of conflict, respect for colleagues, time pressure, and a desire not to destabilise the team can all keep the issue unspoken.
The workplace micromanager who can’t stop checking everything, and still ends up causing mistakes!
Some of the hardest people to work with are difficult precisely because they are so good at what they do.
This article looks at the Scary Specialist; the expert whose standards drive results – and sometimes drive people away too!
Why do some colleagues feel impossible to shift!?
This article explains the Rock type and how to work with them more productively.
Someone can be brilliant at their job and still drive people out.
Meet the Scary Specialist: the expert whose blunt criticism and high standards often undermines teams.
Coaching to help leaders and teams turn challenging dynamics into great working relationships