Communicating constructively needs to be undertaken in an anti-clockwise manner

John Cleese provides some great insights into how NOT to create an environment for teaming and innovating.  Those familiar with the Human Synergistics Circumplex listen out for the Passive and Aggressive leadership behaviours.

Over 30 years of research across thousands of organizations using the Organizational Culture Inventory® has shown positive relationships between Constructive cultural norms (that is, expectations for members to behave constructively in order to “fit in”) and motivation, engagement, teamwork, quality, external adaptability and, ultimately, profitability. Constructive cultures are those in which members are encouraged to…

“A thought is harmless unless we believe it. It’s not our thoughts, but our attachment to our thoughts, that causes suffering. Attaching to a thought means believing that it’s true, without inquiring. A belief is a thought that we’ve been attaching to, often for years.” ― Byron Katie

“Leadership is so much more than an appointed position. It’s a chosen state for any person in any role who wants to excel and in doing so guide and inspire others” Catherine Palin-Brinkworth

When it comes to getting others to make a change there are traditionally only two options. The stick or the carrot. Why would we use a stick? Sticks cause pain! People are highly motivated by avoiding pain and therefore they will move fast.  The assumption is that if we use a stick we will achieve…