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How to lead a high-performing team in this phase The move back into the office is a fantastic opportunity to reset ways of working for the better. Talk to your team about this next phase, making sure you do the following things: Provide Clarity – Give your team a structured and considered report on the […]

When working from home, it’s easy for leaders to feel that they need to personally check-in on everyone’s progress, while it’s easy for team members to wonder if others are being held accountable for their progress. Using accountability buddies builds personal connections and commitment within the team. It’s also positively correlated with team performance (Rashid, […]

A teensy weensy bit jealous, but mainly inspired to improve something about myself. Context: last week my colleague Michelle Rushton ran our Smiling Ox Paradox® program with a group of educators and at the end of the session received dozens of handwritten notes explaining the impact of the session on them. Hand-written thank you notes […]

Got a conference coming up? It’s getting to be that time of year. Maybe your organisation, team or business unit will be having their annual conference in a couple of months and you have been tasked as being a member of the ‘organising committee’. Or maybe you are going to be a participant but feel […]

In 1984 Robert Cialdini wrote the enduring classic Influence, one of the bestselling books of all time on the topic. This 30-year-old book still sells copies today. In the book Cialdini, Professor of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University isolates six principles he calls ‘weapons of influence’. For example, one principle called social proof […]

Have you ever met a person who seemed to have influence wherever they went and with whomever they met?  Someone universally admired, respected and with that rare power to get others to effortlessly follow their lead? This is the sort of person who can be described as having the Midas touch. King Midas of ancient […]

At a recent Peoplecorp event, we discussed key ways that remote teams can become more high-performing, even in these challenging times. We shared several high-leverage focus areas and practical suggestions that leaders and teams can implement immediately. Here are two strategies: Want more? These strategies are based on the Extraordinary Teams Model™ and our extensive […]

  We all know that a group of high performing individuals is not enough to create a truly high performing team. Collaboration between those individuals is key. In the same vein, a collection of high performing teams is not enough to create a high performing organisation.  Collaboration between teams is key. Without effective inter-team collaboration the dreaded […]

Your calendar is filling up, your inbox is filling up, your to do list is growing and so is your heart rate. When the pressure builds at work, the default response for many of us is to think, “I’ll just have to take some of this home with me.” We take that pressure and put […]