Every organisation suffers from politics in the workplace; it’s how things get done; influencing, cajoling and getting stuff done means we need to know how to handle politics in the workplace.
In this video, we share a useful, practical model from Baddeley and James; their work uses animals to describe political behaviours. The Fox, the Owl, the Sheep and the Donkey. You will learn how to spot politics in the workplace, and working with political animals is essential if you are to get things done and navigate your way through everyday business life.
A quick run-through of 12 signs your culture is broken. Culture is the single biggest factor in your success, a broken culture will have a dramatic impact on productivity and results.
Peter Drucker once said “culture eats strategy for breakfast”.
We have broken the 12 signs down into these four bite-size videos; you will find three in each. The first three signs of a broken culture deal with misalignment, self-interest, and focusing on the wrong stuff. Each of the 12 signs is supported with a question or two to help you think about improving your culture.
We’d love to hear which one you’re facing right now and what impact it is having.
For more on our take on organisational culture, check out the Culture Blueprint
Creative thinking techniques and tools for success
Tune in if you want creative thinking techniques and tools for success.
If you want to boost your creative thinking to help you solve problems and achieve smart goals, then we probably have the simplest and most effective creative thinking tool!
Creative thinking is an essential skill, whether you are working on a project, pursuing a personal smart goal, or solving a problem. It is about thinking differently and getting outside the box.
The secret to this comes with three key components
Context, a focus or a problem statement. Of course, it could be all three.
Purpose – reason to want to do something about it.
Imagination comes from asking the right questions, and for this, you need context and purpose.
O ideas is one of our most powerful mental models, tools, or techniques, depending on how you want to describe it.
O ideas provide a cognitive shortcut. We’ve taken some of the most commonly asked questions when problem-solving, goal-setting or tackling a project.
The principles are consistent. So to save time and make people more effective and productive, we created o ideas to help.
Creativity is about asking the right questions and freeing your mind to allow it to find solutions, but creative thinking is not about judgment, qualifying and committing. Not yet, at least.
First, open your mind, explore the superhighway of your imagination, and wander through the after of the possible.
We have many critical thinking tools (check the link) to use after, but only after you’ve wandered into the creative sphere ( yes, I made that up), but it is a real place we all have tucked away in our brains.
Need to define Smart goals? – before you do, are you doing them right? if you want to achieve what you want that is!
Smart goal-setting works, which is probably why no one has managed to reinvent them. Smart goals are the staple diet for team leaders, managers and leaders. Without smart goals, you have no idea what you’re working on, what your people are working on, or what your organisation is working on. Your future is at risk and left to chance.
In this video, Graham walks you through the smart goals process and gives a practical example. We also shared why we think most are getting it wrong, at least the order that is.
Our mindset is vital in whether we are open or closed to opportunities.
In this video, we explore five ownership levels that describe our openness to new opportunities. The shoe salesman story illustrates how two people can see the same opportunity in two very different ways.
We are privileged to work with some amazing clients. We particularly enjoy our ongoing work with a global med-tech company, working with a passionate, determined and driven team.
