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 […]
Teams
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 […]
Conflict skills: Never refuse a gift
The department video conference (VC) hadn’t gone well. They were well practised at VCs across their two sites but they’d forgotten to apply the team norms they’d worked so hard on. Apparently, they’d been forgetting […]
Talk as much as you like…
As well as both working for red10 , Will Sudworth and I help run a youth hiking centre in the UK, where at the final level a young person receives their award from royalty. In […]
Virtual meetings, time for change
We are all working more virtually. Working from home is the new normal for many; we are part of global teams or we work together across many different sites. Our days can be a stream […]
‘Bringing in’ for equality
Are the values of equality and diversity aspired to in your organisation? If they are, can they be improved on? Whilst there are many ways we can seek to action this, they all start in […]