Category: Managers

Making space for strategic thinking

Are you a senior leader who recognises that they need to be more strategic? I’ve recently worked with 3 senior leaders who had this development focus – one as a senior consultant in the NHS, one in a global role in FMCG, and one as a senior director in investment services. They all had two… Read more »

A seasonal gift – 6 key reflection questions

Today I’m sharing a seasonal gift from me – a chance to learn from your year and set yourself up for the next one – a reason to pause in the busy time leading up to Christmas and the start of a New Year. I’m sharing  6 reflection questions for you to select from when… Read more »

Listen in – Making Hybrid Work (as a manager)

This is the final blog in a series relating to supporting managers in setting up their hybrid team for success. This month I’m sharing to ways to listen to, and view, some key tips for managers related to the model above.

How to nurture connection as a hybrid team manager

Photo Credit: SolStock Stock Image and Video Portfolio – iStock (istockphoto.com) Continuing a series of blogs that aim to support managers of hybrid teams in ensuring their teams are connected, engaged, cohesive and able to perform, this month we focus on connection. Rather than being nice to have, connection is an essential of the hybrid… Read more »

Your manager mindset for effective team hybrid working

Over the last few months, Geri McKenna and I have shared a number of blogs related to ensuring your team is working effectively in a hybrid way. This month, we are focusing on considering your mindset as a manager and will share some thoughts on what mindset will best serve you as a hybrid team… Read more »

Being productive when working in a hybrid way

[This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC] In our July blog, we shared three principles for hybrid working and four practical steps to set your team up for success.  We also invited you to consider how you might consider supporting your teams as they re-learn how to work in an office space,… Read more »

Four steps to decide your hybrid working approach

In our last 2 month’s blogs, Geri McKenna and I have made the case for intentionally designing the way that your hybrid team works (May 2022) as well as sharing what you told us about your experiences (June 2022). In this blog, building on our learning from coaching teams and the latest research, we are… Read more »

Leading your hybrid team – what you told us

Since last month’s blog, the first of a series on leading a hybrid team successfully, we’ve run a survey on LinkedIn to better understand real life experiences of hybrid working currently. In this month’s blog we’ll share the highlights along with some considerations to support you in leading your hybrid team.

Successfully leading your hybrid team

In the past 2 years we’ve experienced the biggest disruption to work since the introduction of the 5 day working week – our work-life boundaries have been forever blurred and for many we experienced a new found autonomy.  Our behavioural norms have been turned on their heads and we can’t just go back. As a… Read more »

Creating space for awareness

Do you believe in signs? …That sometimes we see something that is giving us a clue about a way forward or seems to have caught our eye for a reason? I have to say that logically I don’t. I’m an engineer by original degree and I worked as an engineer  as the first 7 years… Read more »