High performing teams

How does your organisation promote collaborative relationships? 

Contrary to what some believe, collaboration is not just an activity we do. In organisations, collaboration means a number of dimensions aligning in a productive and valuable way. Specifically, we like to talk about three elements to collaboration:  When we...
Marcus de Courtenay
Culture, Insights

Collaboration in Today’s Work Context

“None of us is as smart as all of us.” Ken Blanchard The ability to collaborate is considered a key leadership attribute in contemporary workplaces. It is our proven best ally in a world that constantly serves up complex and...
Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Insights, Teams

Faciliative Leadership: The Art of Holding Space for Transformation 

Over the many years of working in the field of transformation, I have formed the opinion that facilitative leadership is not just a skill, it’s an art, a way of being, and a constant act of self-awareness, self-regulation, and attuning...
Gretel Bakker
Insights, Leadership

Deliberately Developmental Learning Cultures

Have you ever thought that you’d love to take part in a professional development program at work, but the constant push to deliver makes it impossible to take time off? Do you feel like you’re expected to choose between your...
Jonas Ogonowski
Culture, Insights, Learning and Development

Responsibility, Accountability and Leadership

“The price of greatness is responsibility.” – Winston Churchill  There’s no doubt that greatness and responsibility are inextricably interlinked. But responsibility is often connected with another concept. Business thinkers can use the words ‘responsibility’ and ‘accountability’ almost interchangeably. Either that...
Marcus de Courtenay
Culture, Insights, Leadership

Leaning In: The Difference between Being Accountable and Taking Accountability

Organisations run on accountability. As a consequence, few things preoccupy leaders more than ensuring that their teams take responsibility for their actions, decisions, and performance for the benefit of the whole. However, what it means to “be accountable” and “take...
Dr. Chris Rowell & Marcus de Courtenay
Insights, Leadership, Teams

Bridging Polarities – The Ginsburg-Scalia Effect

Despite our best intentions, we won’t get along with all of our work colleagues all the time. Differences in values, beliefs, objectives, priorities, and goals are inevitable in the workplace (and in life). And that’s ok. Dissent can be a...
Dr. Marianne de Pierres
Insights, Leadership, Partnering, Teams

Leading Diverse (Thinking) Teams

What do an expert in wound healing, a leading veterinary surgeon, and a specialist in theatrical makeup have in common? Together they were able to produce a breakthrough product intended to prevent infections associated with surgery for the company 3M....
Marcus de Courtenay
Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Insights, Storytelling, Storytelling, Teams, Teams and teamwork

“I’m here to get it right and not be right”

Building safe workplaces By Nikki Brown & Marcus de Courtenay Download PDF In a poll run by RightTrack, a UK-based people consultancy, 55% of people said they were too scared to talk about diversity and inclusion in the workplace because...
Marcus de Courtenay
Diversity and Inclusion, Insights, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership skills, Learning and Development, Psychological Safety, Self Leadership, Storytelling