In the nine years since I became a parent I’ve spent a lot of time observing how little people interact. The interesting thing I’ve noticed is that you can learn a lot about human behaviour by watching your kids!
Blog Archive | Teams
High performance – the team that plays together, plays better together
Posted on March 06, 2018 by Emer O'Donnell
Improve your team's performance by following Joe Schmidt's example
Posted on September 18, 2015 by Paul O'Dea
Many task oriented CEOs claim success through their focus on task completion. They make employees accountable. They then micro manage to ensure they are on top of everything. This works in smaller companies where each member of the team is accountable to the 'boss'.
Leadership-Too much direction and not enough flow
Posted on June 23, 2015 by Clare Gallagher
Some teams are winners. Others never quite make it. Pundits debate the reasons endlessly. For me, the main factor is leadership style.
Transform growth by celebrating the right stuff
Posted on June 09, 2015 by Emer O'Donnell
We’ve written lots about how building the right metrics into your business can help transform growth. It makes sense – focus on the right metrics or KPIs and good stuff happens. But when the good stuff happens how do we choose what to celebrate?
How 'Power of 10' helped SalesForce transform growth
Posted on April 21, 2015 by Paul O'Dea
Transforming business growthMany CEO's have to operate in a split personality mode, like Dr Jekyll and My Hyde when it comes to business growth. Most of the time they are in an operational or ‘in the business’ mindset and only occasionally do they actually take time out to focus ‘on the business’.
Decision Making - How many execs does it take to change a lightbulb?
Posted on April 23, 2013 by Emer O'Donnell
We’ve all heard the jokes about the number of (insert relevant profession) it takes to change a lightbulb. But recently I witnessed an exercise that got me thinking – when we ask groups of people to work together effectively, do we give enough thought as to how that group will make a decision?
Three great leadership lessons - inspired by Declan Kidney
Posted on April 05, 2013 by Paul O'Dea
Declan Kidney knows that professional sports team management is brutish. Wins are quickly forgotten and sentiment turns quickly toxic when results don't meet expectations. Most leaders performance evaluation is conducted in private. Not so a professional coach, even a Monday morning pundit (like myself) feels we have a right to review the coaches performance. Yet whatever public sentiment lingers, I believe Declan Kidney's legacy includes three great leadership lessons:
Lunchtime Laughs With LinkedIn - Different Roles Have Different Views
Posted on February 25, 2013 by Emer O'Donnell
Whilst browsing through Linkedin at my desk today over a sambo I came across an interesting discussion on how different roles in a business have a different view on life.
