Category Archive: Organisations and Teams

Leadership is not a skill we all want to embrace!

I have this debate with peers from time to time.  I believe we are all leaders in some shape or form. What I have realised is that there are people who are committed… Continue reading

Cultural Incompetence is alive and kicking!

In this climate of equalities diversity and inclusion (EDI) have you considered how fit for purpose you or your organisation is equipped to deal with an increasingly small world where many communities are… Continue reading

Joint Ventures with Friends?

Some food for thought before jumping in….. So you’ve known each other a long time. Shared many laughs and many secrets. You’ve raised your children and been there for each other and them… Continue reading

From Understanding to Overstanding to Innerstanding

  Is this just a play on words or do we bring meaning and energy to words when we redefine them or reframe them? Quite possibly, IF we take time to try and explain,… Continue reading

7 Ways Leaders Hinder or Destroy Teams and Organisations

Unfortunately this is a cross sector phenomena!  Whether it’s government, big corporations, local authority, large NGOs or your one-office voluntary sector organisation or teams of people working in the community, it can all… Continue reading

Leaders Who Can’t Let Go or Let It Go!

There are certain traits that can exist within leaders that are there whether they are in a workplace context, political context, domestic context or other situations where groups of people are operating within… Continue reading

Disingenuous Leadership

They come in many shapes and forms! On this occasion I am talking about the leader who preys on the ignorance of the people to position themselves as being a central player in… Continue reading

ABC of Detractors I – Q

Continued from A-H, we all know someone. Who do you recognise? I –  Interjector and interrupter Irene The interrupter is not there to listen but feels they would burst if they don’t get… Continue reading

The ABC of Detractors A – H

We all know someone – who do you recognise? A  – Argumentative Amy No matter what you say – they will always want to have a counter argument.  Their favourite word is ‘but’… Continue reading

To be Popular or Principled?

So here’s the thing.  Leadership often demands that you make unpopular decisions. It’s a bit like being a parent sometimes where you make decisions for your children and they’ll sulk, protest, plead but… Continue reading