Work/life balance or not?
Christine wanted to encourage her team’s work/life balance, so she kept telling her team members to not work too late, but instead go home at the end of the working day and spend time with friends, family and on hobbies. The team members were really pleased, they had a very positive reaction to this message and responded by leaving the office shortly after 5 most days. However, after about a week, they noticed that they had received...
7 powerful steps to a Team Charter that sets your team up for success in 2020
Ask yourself: what can we do as a team to make 2020 our best year yet? Getting a team to work well together doesn't happen by chance. It requires intention, commitment and a focus on both structure/task and behavioural habits. The start of the year is a great time to stop for a moment with your team and discuss: "How do we best work together to best achieve our goals, and make this a truly great place to work? How can we make this...
A story of ownership
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...
