by Graeme Codrington | Sep 27, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership, Organisational Development
My oldest daughter has nearly finished her schooling and is looking for some summer work. In the first job that she applied for, they asked for her CV, her resume. She came to me and asked me how she should put it together, and so, we went and looked at some examples...
by Keith Coats | Sep 20, 2016 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Leadership
The Problem I think my team might be sexist …what can I do? You may have been made aware of the presence of a subtle (or maybe not so subtle) sexism within your team / organisation, and now need to find ways to address it. It is a sensitive and tricky area and you are...
by Keith Coats | Sep 14, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership
I recently came across a wonderfully insightful Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. The two protagonists were excitedly trying on some snorkelling goggles proclaiming that this newly acquired equipment would now enable them to stay underwater indefinitely, see all kinds of...
by Graeme Codrington | Sep 13, 2016 | Archive, Leadership
How to reinforce the message of your recent conference to help change those mindsets and actions within your teams, and enable on-going learning. The problem: Your investment into your conferences or leadership away days are not producing a return. You take your team...
by Keith Coats | Sep 7, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership
In a hard hitting and sobering Rolling Stone article titled, ‘The Point of No Return: Climate Change Nightmares Are Already Here’ there was a quote that stood out as being highly relevant for leaders. The context was the plight of the Pacific Northwest salmon (changes...
by Keith Coats | Sep 1, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership
For a moment I thought he was going to hit me such was his anger and frustration. It was an interesting experience and one I’m not sure I could have coped with had it occurred when I first embarked on this teaching methodology. Nonetheless, reassured by what I was...