There is no fence – you just think there is. Often one of the main barriers to achieving something in our life is our own thinking. When faced with changes or transitions we often remain fixed in our views and thoughts with regards to what is possible. We see some of our clients creating obstacles [...]
There was a time when I knew every single person that I was connected to on LinkedIn personally. I still know about 80% or more. As an experienced coach and the daughter of a master networker, I fully understand and actively promote the importance of connecting and networking. I was raised on the concept and [...]
For such a topical subject, it is surprising how little organisations are paying attention to it. Is it because its not seen as an operation imperative? Are people oblivious to the consequences? Or is it just on the ‘too hard’ basket. Many organisations we speak to are very ‘intellectually’ interested in investigating the issue, but [...]
While the CEO, manager, supervisor or leader is critical to setting the direction or goals, long term success depends upon a team approach. A poorly performing team breeds competing agendas and turf politics, while an integrated high performing team brings organisation coherence and focus. A good team begins with a collection of strong and talented [...]
Really? Well, maybe. The relationship between an employee and his or her employer has a lot of similarities to a romantic relationship. It starts with a spark of interest, there’s a period of courtship and, if all goes well, years of mutually beneficial partnership. Of course it can all go wrong and end in [...]
Effective Facilitation Effective facilitation consists of inputs (actions) by one or more persons that help groups achieve their goals and maintain or improve their competencies to achieve their goals. A skilled facilitator can add an enormous amount of value to a team meeting where outcomes are needed. Those outcomes could include actions, decisions, mutual understanding [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: