Getting a team together? Start building it before you’re even in the room. Kathy Delaney-Smith is the coach of the Harvard woman’s basketball team… A… Read More »“How do I take these thoroughbreds and turn them into a team?”
An easy way to start making policy is to take a moment to record decisions you’ve made and why you made them. When you can… Read More »Blood and Bone (2): policy from decisions
Know what’s important… …and know what’s for you (and what isn’t)… … and act accordingly – NOW. Be ‘on assignment‘ – make stuff happen, get… Read More »Some rules for future success
Where’s the starting line? Sometimes we’re a few steps further down the track than the people we want to take with us: we’ve given it… Read More »Starting line
Most businesses that prosper create value for their communities and their customers as well as themselves, and the most successful businesses do so in part… Read More »Value loop
Richard Hackman‘s third lens on teams and team performance looks at what happens to the individuals on the team. Individual Growth What happens to the… Read More »Team performance (3): Learning and individual growth
I’ve just been listening to Richard Hackman on teams and team performance. His first lens for evaluating team performance is straight forward: Delivering the goods… Read More »Team Performance (1)
Boy: “Are we going to give something to help the people in Palu*?”Me: “Good idea – how much do you want to give from your… Read More »Leadership: say the words
How do we prepare our kids for the future? There have been places and times where the rate of change has been faster than it… Read More »Education for the future: what do our kids need?
How do you talk about who’s who in your organisation, and what does it say about your values? One Acre Fund is an organisation that… Read More »Who’s who?