10 tips for trouble-free teamwork
On average, we spend 37 hours a week at work (whether we work from home or from a physical workplace, or a combination of the two), which means that most of us spend more time with our colleagues than with our family and friends. And the increasingly popular hybrid work setup can accentuate some of the common team problems that are out there. So if things aren’t amicable with the people we work with, or our teams don’t function...
‘Leading Teams’ published in China!
We are absolutely delighted to share that our book 'Leading Teams: 10 Challenges 10 Solutions' has now also been released in Chinese, alongside 'The Leader's Guide to Impact' This makes it the 3rd language edition of Leading Teams. The previous ones are the Vietnamese and the Mexican/Spanish editions. Packed full of valuable advice and powerful techniques, Leading Teams has something practical to offer everyone – whatever your level....
4 practical ways to improve social health at work
Health is important for us all, at work and in life as a whole. We often think and talk about it as physical health and mental health. But what about social health? This could be described as team health, collaborative health, connectedness health, belonging health, networking health - basically anything that talks about the health that our social interactions (or lack thereof) create. People spend so much time in a work environment,...
The June/July issue of IMPACT is here
Welcome to the latest issue of IMPACT! This time we focus on organisations’ social health, 10 tips for trouble-free teamwork, the benefits and dangers of jargon and suitcase words, and our 5-step Impact Strategy Creator™.There’s a story about a person who is a “time thief” at work.And we share an IMPACT HACK on taking time for reflection. Enjoy the read You can download it here or read it online...
Strategising about China in the English countryside
Our third book 'The Leader's Guide to Impact' was recently released in Chinese, which we are both excited and proud about. And as we have now received hard copies of the book - YAY! - we decided to meet up in a little tea house in a small village in the beautiful Sussex countryside to plan for some promotion of the book in China. Writing books and getting them published is a non-stop learning journey. When we first sat down and...
7 Tips for Mastering the Art of Questions
Three key characteristics that great leaders have are that they: Are interested in other peopleAre good at listeningKnow that they don’t know everything! Great leaders ask really smart questions – they don’t give the answers. And as such, they realise that the art of asking questions is crucial when it comes to creating engaged team members and effectively managing the expectation of key stakeholders. Think about it – when someone...
