Let’s just end the “email after hours” debate with this…

Barely a workshop goes by where this issue doesn’t come up in discussion in some way shape or form. It’s the situation where people get really stressed by other people sending emails at all hours and feeling as though they have to respond. So here’s our take on the situation and, well no surprises, let’s […]

When I coach leaders one of the big focuses we often have to is to ensure that his or her team is well placed to achieve their goals. So naturally the first thing we need to discuss is what the goals are.

In a recent presentation I was giving, we were discussing negativity and the drain it can have on people’s productivity – not just for the negative person but for anyone who happens to be around them.

Many of our clients seem to have this issue…… You know the one where you think you have plenty of time to get through your to-do list during the day and then you keep getting interrupted with people (often your staff) who keep asking you questions. And while leadership is a role to serve your […]

As performance coaches we often ask to see the sick leave records just as we start coaching a business. We don’t need to see the names of people. Primarily we are looking for signs about the productivity of the business. How much sick leave should be cause for concern? If you or anyone in your […]

Do you have a team of people who come bounding into the office each morning, full of energy, positivity and ready to take on any challenge you throw at them? If not, keep reading. You aren’t alone. From our coaching experience, we generally find (on average) people are only 60% as productive as they could […]

Let’s face it, there are very few people who haven’t worked with someone at some stage in their career who was incredibly negative. I remember I worked briefly with someone who I stopped asking how she was in the morning because that would be 15 minutes of my life I couldn’t get back and quite […]

Last week’s blog looked at the difference between high performance and high burnout culture. Often we see the leaders in businesses confuse the two and that’s ok – it’s a common situation because most leaders have been brought up with a “work harder” instead of “work smarter” mentality. Now we know better……now don’t get me […]