Loyalty

Loyalty

Do you have a favourite footy team? Aussie rules or rugby league or other sports — do you wear their jersey or scarf to the matches? Do you sing their song? What about at a world level? Have you ever sung the national anthem before a Wallabies or Matildas match? This...
Three Essentials for Kicking Goals

Three Essentials for Kicking Goals

Having trouble getting your team to follow through on objectives? It’s not easy getting ownership for something that is seen as ‘extra’ to their normal job. Yet some teams are really succeeding. How do they do it? This story might shed some light. When my son was...
Do it on Purpose

Do it on Purpose

A 2021 McKinsey report tells us that employees expect their jobs to bring a significant sense of purpose to their lives. Employers need to help meet this need or be prepared to lose talent to companies that will. It’s no longer just a case of defining a company...
Challenge your Values

Challenge your Values

There’s no video ref in business. Or is there? In professional sport these days the umpire or referee repeatedly refers to the video replay. In tennis this is to challenge a line call, in football it can be to confirm an offside, in rugby a try. The professional...
Difficult Conversations

Difficult Conversations

Nobody enjoys those difficult conversations with employees. Some years ago, I had a leadership role with the local school band program. We ran a number of bands, with the senior band regularly achieving high standards at the various band festivals entered. The...