Have you ever worked on a team where everything clicked? Where everyone seemed to be on the same page, moving effortlessly towards a shared goal? That’s the power of SYNERGY — a team that becomes more than the sum of its parts. But how do we achieve this state of synergy? It doesn’t [...]
“The Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team” Development Experience is available through Mather Consulting, including the optional in-depth Five Behaviours assessment. Why Five Behaviours? You’re not alone if you want to move your team into one that collaborates, achieves goals, and has [...]
6 SELF-REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR TEAMS The New Year is a great time to think about ways your team(s) can foster ongoing development and growth. One idea is to get more disciplined around Team Reflection. Reflection is key to teams staying ahead of the game and performing to their full potential. It [...]
If you have not done so in a while, why not ask your team to assess how they are going as a team, how they are working together to get things done? How would they rate the team on the dimensions that make a team excel? Whatever the gameplan, teams that work together do so much better. These teams [...]
What is The Working Genius? ‘The Working Genius” is Patrick Lencioni’s newest teamwork model. It helps people understand their natural talents (geniuses), how they can put these talents to use and most effectively contribute to work. As a result, individuals, leaders, and teams can better [...]
𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸! Do you ever see the frustration in your team when people don’t seem to “get” each other? This ‘frustration’ can happen when you have many different personalities, perspectives, and [...]
Leaders, be sure not to miss the opportunity that the New Year brings to refresh and re-set as a team. Here are five ways to reconnect with what’s essential, celebrate achievements, and fine-tune team fitness to be your best in 2022! 1. Start Safely. Help your teams check in after their summer [...]
Authentic Leaders. How do you inspire others to be their true selves? Authenticity is not passive. It is about consciously choosing how you want to show up every day. How do you create an environment where everyone can be their best unique selves at work? Here are five ways to foster [...]
“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side” – Margaret Carty This is the time for teams at work to draw on their collective resilience, capability, courage, trust, respect and learning. Together, talk about how you can do this! Talk about how you [...]
Use these five steps published by Allison Shapira of the Harvard Kennedy School, that others have found helpful, to first find your own sense of focus and then allow yourself to convey that reassurance to others. Pause and Breathe Put yourself in your others’ shoes Do your research Speak clearly [...]