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How the Circle of Influence Empowers Teams Recognising Overwhelm in Professional Settings A few years ago I was juggling several large and time-consuming university projects, and had just started a…

Make Your Boat Go Faster is a really straightforward tool. It’s based on strategies devised by Ben Hunt Davies MBE, an Olympic rower who won gold with his team at…

The Impact Effort Matrix is one of the tools we use all the time. Why Use the Impact Effort Matrix with Your Team The reason for doing it? Just because…

Master the Art of Delegation with the CPORT Framework What is CPORT? A Simple Tool to Enhance Delegation Clarity CPORT is an acronym for a checklist that covers the top…

If you find yourself micromanaging your team, try applying practical ideas from Transactional Analysis, a longstanding theory about how you can analyse every interaction through ‘transactions’ which are: parent, child,…

Why culture matters more than strategy A great guru once said culture eats strategy for breakfast. What that means: it’s been shown time and again that a happy and engaged…

Letting go of control can be scary for leaders in organisations, but it can lead too better outcomes. A few months ago we took a group of Scouts to a…

A hidden culture problem that nearly stalled growth One of our clients, a talented creative agency known for its vibrant culture, was facing an unseen challenge beneath the surface –…

If you struggle to find time to get past email to your real work after a holiday, you’re not alone. People at all levels experience similar issues. The email trap:…

In the courtroom classic ‘A Few Good Men’,Col Jessep, (Jack Nicholson), starts getting riled under cross examination by the navy lawyer played by Tom Cruise.