Category: Teams

Investing in team climate – why and how

Photo by RDNE Stock project Are you a manager of a team? Do you invest in your team climate or culture? Is that important anyway??? I reflect on all of the above this month, providing some key tips on what you can do to invest in your team climate and why it is worth your… Read more »

Why curiosity is a key behaviour for managers and leaders

If you’ve opened up this blog to read more we are off to a good start – hopefully that in itself is an indicator that your curiosity got the better of you and you wanted to find out more! Recently I’ve been a coach/mentor/trainer for a number of managers and it made me realise that… Read more »

Adding greatest value as a leader with your team

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay As a leader, you and your team work IN your business each and every day; how often do you work ON your business? By that I mean, how often do you, and your team, reflect on and seek feedback on whether you are adding value to all of your… Read more »

“I’m leaving” – how to avoid hearing this from your team

Image credit: nicoletaionescu Stock Image and Video Portfolio – iStock (istockphoto.com) You know that feeling when a valued team member asks for a meeting with you and starts by letting you know they are handing in their notice? That’s a feeling you don’t want to repeat too often. What can you do in the way… 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.