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The sweet spot of conflict

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?

🫠 Seriously, stop doing performance reviews

🫠 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?

😔 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

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

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.