Your leadership team may seem to handle the daily work well. Routine tasks are completed, small problems are resolved quickly, and everything appears to run smoothly. But what happens when the challenge isn’t just a broken process or a missed deadline, but a fundamental question about the company’s policies? For example: Is your pricing model […]
Creating a culture where teams see beyond their individual roles and embrace the bigger picture is a cornerstone of organizational success and operational excellence. However, achieving this requires deliberate effort and self-awareness from leaders. This checklist is designed to guide leaders through actionable steps to foster alignment, transparency, and ownership within their teams. The following
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The heartbeat of innovation thrives within high-performing teams. These are the teams where magic truly happens- where team members are not only skilled in their individual roles, but also work together smoothly to achieve exceptional results. If you want to deliver exceptional products, building a high-performing team is key. The power of Teamwork Picture this:
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We spend approximately 8% of our time in the office socialising. A “human moment” such as a simple smile can be a boost for motivation that we do not even consciously notice. During a work day the sum of all human moments has an impact on our mental health and to our performance at work. But as we now work mostly
It took some time to accept that the advantages of moving out of my comfort zone on a long run are larger than the disadvantages. It helps me for example to learn and empathise with my clients on a deeper level. Teams have often to cope with uncertainty and to take risks that lie outside of
Is your organisation struggling to innovate in a constant state of busyness? In today’s fast paced business environment, the need for “slack”, not just in timelines, but in mindsets, has never been more important. Therefore, I would like to step back and revisit a book I have read years ago: “Slack” from Tom DeMarco,
Companies can’t invent because their teams are too damn busy Read More »
Analysts, like Alex Edmans (who is professor of finance at the London Business School), emphasises that when businesses focus on their long-term smooth operation, taking into account both the social expectations and the obligations that arise from them, this works as an advantage. According to his book, “Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit”: “The
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Have you ever wondered why so many agile transformation initiatives fall short of expectations? You may have experienced related discussions about lack of management-in, top-down or bottom up transformation strategies and, of course, the famous discussions about mindset issues. It takes a mindset shift to change things in general, but what kind of mindset change
