The Team Formula kicked off a new author-led business book club
We were invited to kick off a new author-led business book club in London this week. The idea behind the book club is to take what used to be a regular business leader network and make it into something new, something fresh, something different. The idea is to discuss business/leadership issues and opportunities within the framework of a particular business book in a discussion led by the author of the book. Senior leaders from the...
A story of ownership, or lack thereof
We found this short story. We're not sure who wrote it, but it's pretty brilliant so we thought we'd share it with you. There are four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody...
All together now
I was recently on a beautiful island in Spain where I saw these palm trees. It made me reflect on how teams need to get behind each other and the row of trees really represented that powerful potential in teams for me. Often in teams some of our greatest moments can be when we all pull together and get behind something and get aligned. And sometimes that may be in the form of a crisis where we all have to pull together. That critical...
Can team chemistry be measured?
This is a very good question. And the answer is: Well...maybe...eventually. As is very interestingly suggested in this blog article in Harvard Business Review. I can understand that this is not very straight forward, and it if would have been, someone would have found this measurement already. No, I think we can safely say that an exact formula or measurement for chemistry between people is not easily identified. There are so many...
Are you a straight-talker?
There are so many buzz words, so many clichés and so much business jargon in day-to-day working life - and frankly so many unnecessary words that detract from important business discussions and put people off. We are passionate about encouraging a more straight-talking business environment, while still being respectful of the person or the people we talk to. This article from the The Washington Post describes many journalism clichés,...
