Management Thinking
Why remote work can be hard on trust
04 Oct 2024 | Wayne Turmel
Trust is critical to successful remote and hybrid work. But even with the best of intentions, doubt and suspicion can creep in.
Getting honest feedback as a long-distance leader
23 Sep 2024 | Wayne Turmel
Getting honest feedback is critical for anyone in a leadership role. But imagine how much more difficult this is when you and your team are in different physical places.
Managing performance on hybrid teams
09 Jul 2024 | Wayne Turmel
As hybrid working becomes more and more widespread, one of the biggest difficulties that has emerged is how to manage individual performance when some people are in the office more than others.
The importance of explicit expectations
24 Jun 2024 | Karl Hebenstreit
The mantra for human effectiveness is “communication, communication, communication”. But without setting explicit expectations, communication on its own isn't enough.
How to lead with questions in cognitively diverse ways
21 May 2024 | Megan Seibel
Questions can be powerful leadership enablers. So it is worth taking time to understand the art of asking the right questions and creating a questioning culture when leading others.
Why emotional intelligence is not enough
22 Dec 2023 | David Livermore
Emotional intelligence and cultural intelligence are like fraternal twins. They’re not the same person, but they share the same DNA and the family resemblance is unmistakable.
Managing across generations
14 Dec 2023 | Freya Owen
What can leaders can learn from the past to help to build better multigenerational workplaces in the future ?
Beware these remote management biases
17 Nov 2023 | Wayne Turmel
We all have biases that occasionally get us in trouble. And that's as true in a remote management context as it is in any other workplace setting.
Effective performance management can help reduce quiet quitting
03 Oct 2023 | Laura Moncrieffe
If organisations want to overcome 'quiet quitting', they need proactive, engaged leaders who are tapped in to the emotional, psychological, and financial needs of their employees.
Diverse teams and psychological safety
08 Sep 2023 | David Livermore
There’s been a surge of interest recently about the importance of psychological safety, and rightfully so. But like many good things, it's better not to have too much of it.
Making cross-organizational teams work
07 Sep 2023 | Simon Thule Viggers
Cross-organizational teams are a growing trend. But they can have some costly side-effects for the people who are assigned to these temporary projects.
The great mismatch?
04 Apr 2023 | Wayne Turmel
First was "the Great Resignation." Then there was "Quiet Quitting." But the latest buzzword flying around to help us understand the changing workplace is "the Great Mismatch."
Leaders, teammates, and teams
09 Mar 2023 | Wayne Turmel
The trend for remote work was rising for years before the COVID tsunami hit. But now we've passed that first big wave of change, what will teamwork look like going forward?
We're at a post-Covid inflection point. Now what?
17 Feb 2023 | Wayne Turmel
Three years of Covid-inspired disruption to the way work is done has left uncertainty in its wake. But waving a magic wand and saying, "we're going back to the way things were," isn't going to work for a number of reasons.
Company culture: the bigger picture
24 Jan 2023 | Wayne Turmel
How do we judge a company or team's culture? What role does working together physically play in creating it? Maybe more important, and harder to answer - how do we know?
What Is the language of conscious leadership?
19 Dec 2022 | Vlatka Ariaana Hlupic
Words have their own energy and meaning and need to be chosen with care. That's why language is such an important barometer of organisational culture.
Money talks: the power of salary transparency
21 Nov 2022 | Noura Dadzie
In the U.S., six states have passed laws requiring employers to publish salary information in an effort to reduce wage gaps. So should more organisations be prioritising salary transparency?
How culturally intelligent leaders make decisions
14 Nov 2022 | David Livermore
What does culturally intelligent decision-making look like for today's global leader? It's certainly not as simple as "just make a decision."
How to build trust on a diverse team
05 Sep 2022 | David Livermore
Diverse teams have a harder time trusting each other than homogeneous teams do. Here are three evidence-based ways to go about building that trust.
Corporate culture: have we lost our touch?
01 Aug 2022 | Bob Selden
Remote working is all very well, but how can we get a real feel for other people and build meaningful relationships without ever being in physical proximity to them?