Wondering what your team’s thinking?

Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Those who attended our webinar ‘How to Make Your Good Team Great’ last week already know about our ‘Team Health Check’.  (And with our special offer to webinar participants, their requests are coming in fast!)   The Team Health Check has been designed to give you a snapshot of how things are in your team. [...]

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Why is it so hard to get lasting results from team-building activities?

Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Often when we think a team isn’t as productive as it could be, our first reaction is to spend some money on team-building exercises, often off-site. In my experience, your typical team-buildling challenge or social activity is great for getting out of the office and having some fun together…
What they’re not great for is creating [...]

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How to Make Your Good Team GREAT!

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by admin.

Here’s the recording of the webinar held on Wednesday 7 July 2010.
View now for a time-critical offer!

How to Make Your Good Team Great from Susan Rochester on Vimeo.

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When does a ‘group’ become a ‘team’?

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by admin.

This question came to mind last weekend, when I had the good fortune to attend ‘Wintersong 2010′ an annual choral workshop held in the Blue Mountains. The weekend revolved around learning and performing diverse works arranged for choir - with 90 other singers from all over the country. Â
Composer and musician, Paul Jarman led us in an amazing workshop.  In [...]

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Join our free webinar on 7 July

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by admin.

“How to Make Your Good Team Great”
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM AEST
Learn our three steps to having a team that works together productively, even when you’re not there.
Most successful businesses could be even more successful by fine-tuning their teams.
In this webinar we will look closely at what works and what doesn’t, [...]

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Team lessons from the last week in politics

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by admin.

In Australia, we have had a recent change of Prime Minister.  Since then, I’ve been reflecting on what we can learn from these events in terms of having effective teams.Â
1. People want to be included in decisions that will affect them.  The mining industry is just one example.  The new PM, Julia Gillard, has recognised this, saying “I seek [...]

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Could your team use a tune-up?

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by admin.

My car currently has a small niggling problem that’s not serious, but I know I should do something about it.  Perhaps you’ve had a similar experience, with a car, computer or other technology?
Have you ever had the same sort of nagging thoughts about your team at work?  Things are running smoothly, but you know they could probably be even [...]

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Case Study: Team Tuning

Posted on 21. Jun, 2010 by admin.

Many businesses are blessed with highly motivated and engaged staff who are industriously working toward their strategic goals.  Working as a team comes naturally to these employees and they are keen to find ways to work better together.  I was fortunate enough to work with one such team recently to fine-tune their team performance.
Process
All five members of the team [...]

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Are you getting the full picture?

Posted on 15. Jun, 2010 by admin.

Sometimes we make employment decisions without access to all the facts.Â
When our daughter asked to start piano lessons recently, I didn’t ask to see the teacher’s qualifications before agreeing for her to learn from him.Â
Qualifications are important!  So why didn’t I even think to ask?  Probably because I’ve had the opportunity to observe not only his musical [...]

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Workplace Flexibility and the Recovery – Risks and Opportunities

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by admin.

By Kerry Fallon Horgan, Keeping Good Companies Journal, Chartered Secretaries Aust
The global financial crisis and the introduction of flexibility requirements in the Australian National Employment Standards have focused renewed attention on workplace flexibility.
Harry Stout, ING Australia CEO, says “As a result of the GFC we have had to find creative ways of best deploying our [...]

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