It’s all about trust
Wouldn't it be wonderful to work in a team, where you feel completely at ease? Where you come in to work in the morning and you know that it will be a good day simply because of the people you have around you? When you know that you will be treated with respect and that you will work together, giving and taking, and being successful and having fun? Well, yes! There's nothing worse for a team than when people don't trust each other,...
What really good leaders do
We are always asked by people what is it that really good leaders do. Well, there are so many different aspects that we could talk about. In our book we describe both leadership challenges and what really good leaders do, and this excerpt points out one very important aspect : It’s difficult, even close to impossible, to truly view yourself from the outside, to see the impact of your behaviours. Ask for feedback from the relevant...
Is there such a thing as a dream team?
Well, yes - and no. What I mean by that is that all teams have the potential to be dream teams, but that it doesn't happen by chance - it takes determination and focus. If you think about the sports world and dream teams, there they are always made up by individual star players, and to some degree what they can do for the team as whole, what part they play in helping other players. The interesting thing is that all teams have star...
The challenges a leader faces
To be a leader can be both rewarding and frustrating. I remember becoming a leader of a team 22 years ago, my very first leadership role, with no leadership experience and very little understanding of what was expected of me. There are very few "born" leaders, if any! We can all do with some guidance, support, new knowledge and ongoing development to become great leaders. We can't be expected to just know what to do, it's not...
The London Book Festival Award ceremony at the British Library
The London Book Festival award ceremony took place at the British Library in London on Thursday 23 January 2014. The Team Formula was the runner-up in the Business category. Unfortunately we couldn't attend due to work engagements in the USA, but the award was collected for us by Julian Brown, Mandy's husband. He made a good acceptance speech - so he told us:-) We are very proud and pleased of this recognition, while writing on our...
