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Collaborating? Know yourself and flex accordingly
Imagine being in a collaboration – perhaps between departments in the same company, or perhaps between companies in an alliance. Do you feel all the weight of your department’s culture behind you, pressing you to […]
Helping teams be more decisive
The leader had a participative style. The team were able people willing to speak up and contribute ideas. But they seemed to be stuck in a pattern of long discussions without reaching agreement on a […]
Punched in the face for no reason … by an unknown passenger
I read this as I was going through injury report forms submitted by Birmingham UK bus drivers who had been assaulted at work. I thought “What bad luck! Such a dangerous job.” Then I came […]
Is your team future fit?
Their clients, stakeholders, internal suppliers and teams had changed. They all knew it. They all knew they hadn’t invested any time on it as a department leadership team. red10 ‘s Rachel Nuttall suggests an outside-in […]
Hit a brick wall convincing?
Hit a brick wall convincing? Ailsa was convinced it was the right thing to do. Yet she was extremely frustrated that she wasn’t convincing others. In fact, she felt like she’d hit a brick wall. […]
A secret for team speed: The Heartbeat Model
As I’m writing this, I’m realising the Heartbeat Model is at the centre (or the heart 😊) of the Team Effectiveness approach we described as being like a Team SatNav, and I feel like I’m […]
People are not their behaviours
Whenever Ruth’s name came up in a meeting, people’s eyes would roll upwards. “Ruth’s difficult and scary. Why is she still in the team?” someone asked. Here red10 ‘s Hazel Howard suggests a healthier mindset […]
To test my understanding…
They were about to start shouting at each other. Lots of assumptions were being made. It was the perfect time to introduce them to the ‘Testing Understanding’ approach that is part of Professor Neil Rackham’s […]
No failure – only feedback
Continuing our coaching series on mindset, red10 ‘s Piers Carter explains how liberating it is to really believe that there’s no failure, only feedback… Too old to learn the Unicycle? I was looking despondent sitting […]