Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Teams”
by Rob Sheppard [Approx 3.5 min read] Does your workplace experience heavy workloads, have unclear roles for its people or little to no communication between managers, teams and individuals? If it does, then we just identified some of the criteria to suggest you have ‘psychosocial hazards’ in the workplace. In this article, we’ll expand on last month’s article [Right to Disconnect Puts the ‘Off’ in Office Hours.] that touched on psychosocial hazards and dive into what they are, how they …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 5-minute read- because being Super doesn’t happen quickly] In today’s rapidly changing world, the role of managers and leaders is evolving like never before. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the automation of routine tasks being taken over by machines, a focus is clearly developing that highlights one thing: managers WILL have a greater responsibility to lead and manage humans using Emotional Intelligence (EI). What are Super Skills? Super Skills, in the context of …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 4 1/2-minute read – but it’s worth it!] Or “Navigating the joys and pains of managing people in the workplace”. It *is* a journey In our previous article ‘Lead yourself? 9 proven ways to do it.‘, we explored the concept of leading yourself and the important role this plays in achieving team and organisational goals. Managing comes with its own set of unique challenges (more terrifying to some than public speaking). From navigating employment legislation, higher …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 4-minute read] Let’s jump straight to the point… …as a Leader/Manager, you will generally be accountable for: Defining strategy Designing organisational structure Designing productive systems of work Building workforce capability Managing strategic relationships If you’ve read our previous two articles, you’re already aware that achieving this list starts with Leading Self and Leading to Team. But there is one final and important part in becoming a better leader – a ‘missing link’ of Leading to Organisation. …
[Approx. 3 minute read] One of the challenges of being a manager (especially if you’re in middle management) is how you lead to what your people need in their working life and what the business needs from your team. You might have heard of this concept as Leading to Team (which fits nicely with our view of always ‘thinking and acting human first’ in any organisation). Leading to Team. A deliberate oversimplification of what Leading to Team means is …looking …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 3 minute read] There is a quote attributed to Aristotle that goes along the lines of ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ – fun fact, he didn’t actually say this – but something that might be construed that way. This concept, applied in a business context, is that an organisation is there to coordinate the work of the many towards a common Purpose. How an organisation achieves this Purpose relies heavily on …
3 minute read In this article, we highlight the Google research conducted on creating and driving high-performing teams. This was called Project Aristotle – named after Aristotle (BCE 384 – BCE322) the famous Greek philosopher who is attributed (some experts say incorrectly) with the quote… …”the whole is greater than the sum of the parts” attributed to Aristotle Side note, this project was conducted in 2015…but is still very relevant in a post-COVID world. 5 keys to performing teams The …
