The FIVE stages of Team Development
The month of May! It’s Worker’s Day, the public in South Africa is making their voices heard on the 8th and it’s the beginning of winter down in the Southern Hemisphere. This month is a great reminder to us as employers to focus again on what makes our business work....
Respect in the work place
RESPECTING THE SKIllS When we are able to appreciate what others bring to our company through their skills we are no longer intimidated or threatened by their skills, but rather, we respect them more for what they do. In turn, as we respect them more for,...
With Innovation, Anything is Possible
How often have you heard about the ‘one hit wonders’ who are here one day and gone the next? Sadly, too often . . . If I think about most of them, I pick up a common thread that is at the heart of their short-lived success . . . a lack of innovation! ...
Appreciation in the work place
Do you know that every one of us has a very specific and unique language of appreciation? Gary Chapman, in collaboration with the Gallup Institute, reveals these languages and their impact on individuals, teams and business in general in the book “The...
Contribution . . . The Key to Collective Momentum
Contribution . . . The Key to Collective Momentum If we look at any team sport, each team member has a very specific role in the functioning of the team to be able to score goals and ultimately, to win. Teams in the workplace are no different. Every member...
Inspiration, the catalyst of innovation, cohesion and contribution
Inspiration is the fire that ignites you and makes your team burn with passion! Over the years of working with teams and leaders, we have seen this truth by observing the incredible results when inspiration is present and the devastating reality when it...