What an AWESOME day with the Laminex Digital and Marketing Team! When your team does important work in the business, you want to ensure you are set up for even greater success and impact! KUDOS to everyone in this team for investing in their development, being clear on their purpose (personally and [...]
🚀 We know that organisations invest significantly in developing their leaders, which is absolutely the right thing to do. However, organisations can only realise the REAL value of this vital work if it is carefully planned, designed, and actively supported. Here we are sharing five key ways to [...]
Three things that inspire us most at work: Clarity: Knowing what’s expected, what we are aiming for. Meaningful Work: Knowing that we are making a difference for our team, customers or the business. Being appreciated: Acknowledged for the great stuff we do. So, this is why I love what My Food Bag [...]
PEOPLE drive business success, people deliver your strategy, your culture, build the systems and processes, and create relationships and partnerships inside and outside the organisation. So as your organisation gears up for the future, check which of these you have in place. These factors become [...]
Leaders become great not because of their power or position, but because of their ability to EMPOWER others. And these PlaceMakers leaders are investing in their development to grow their leadership, empower others and have a positive impact on their teams and their customers. A big shout-out [...]
What do you notice about the people who have the privilege of leading teams and organisations? How is it that they positively inspire and influence others in good and tough times? We think the “C-Suite” – the 6 C’s below highlight what it takes to be in positions of leadership. 1. Clarity [...]
Why did some work teams manage well through COVID-19 and the lockdowns? Some teams I have spoken with believe they were at their best during the crisis. During this time, they actively connected more with each other, communicated often, planned and problem-solved together, supported each other to [...]
I love this line “Time-Out before Burnout”, adopted from a wonderful person I met last week (thanks Emma!). It is a powerful reminder to be deliberate about looking after ourselves and others. Rest and recovery are indeed productive activities. This short piece looks at what [...]
How did Dr Ashley Bloomfield respond to the petition by some for him to be nominated as New Zealander of the year? He replied with his view of leadership. | “Leadership is an Invitation to Collective Action” – Dr Ashley Bloomfield This I see as a genuine call to change, to make [...]
What stands out about top leadership teams? They think and act as leaders of the organisation first and foremost, rather than leaders only of their function or discipline. They see the leadership team as their first team or Team #1 (*). All teams thrive with trust, divergent thinking, healthy [...]