Start the year by weeding your mind.

A great friend and colleague sent this to me today.  A wonderful reminder that anything is possible and we should be “off balance on purpose”. We often feel pressure to stay with the patterns of behaviour we know.  The ones that have kept us safe.  We stick with these behaviours even if they don’t work for us…

Get the job done fast and get the results.  That is usually the excuse to use a bit of power behaviour. The down side of using power – people will avoid doing your task either mentally or physically.  No ones likes feeling like a slave. “Being powerful is like being a lady.  If you have…

Tips to identify people with leadership potential. Another great post from Kym Williams of BRS.

“The entire goal of the coaching was to focus on key actions and initiatives that would improve their effectiveness. This improvement in effectiveness from our leaders would lead to a more constructive culture which then translates to improved employee engagement. This improved employee engagement then drives better business and project outcomes.” Well said Kym!

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…