Dealing with difficult people

After the restructure: then what?

Leading through a restructure is one of the biggest leadership challenges. Change can be both big and small. After a big change like a restructure, we need to balance that with small changes through everyday conversations.

Why So Many Strategies Stink

What is strategy? And how is it different to vision, purpose, values, culture, mission and all that? Does it even matter? The answers may surprise you.

Do you need a team offsite? 3 prompts to consider

Team offsites create an environment for hard conversations, which can then make your day-to-day work life easier. That's the theory. But many of us get caught up in choosing the right activity and forget the critical conversations we need.

The sweet spot of conflict

Too little conflict and we're avoiding the real issues. Too much conflict and people go into attack and defence mode. There's a sweet spot in the middle. But how do you create that sweet spot?

Why lead with questions?

🫠 Seriously, stop doing performance reviews

Study after study has confirmed that performance reviews do not improve performance. So why do we keep doing them? And what can we do instead?

😔 Are your people burning out?

Recent research on burnout rates left me gobsmacked. And concerned. One in two people is at a high-risk of burning out. As a leader, what can you do?

How to do more with less

We're all being called to do more with less. But this often means something has to give. Often that "something" ends up being our health and wellbeing. Is there an alternative?

A Leader's Guide to the Best Facilitation Books

"Paul, can you recommend me a book on facilitation?" Nope, but I can recommend you 12 - depending on who you are and what's your interest.

The Worst Meeting I Attended (and a free offer)

80% of us say we spend too much time in meetings. But why?

How to say a positive NO

Saying "no" is a critical skill. But we're genetically programmed to be averse to saying "no". If you find it hard to say "no" then you're in the right place my friend.