Posts Tagged: Teams

Perks great, but a thriving culture takes much more

August 5 2024

Creating a thriving workplace culture goes far beyond offering flashy perks like free lunches, yoga classes and dog-friendly offices, as appealing as these may be. And if we think it’s all about pay and benefits, think again. Whereas employees say that being paid fairly makes them twice as likely to think their workplace is great, when employees are proud of their work, they are 20 times more likely to say it’s a great workplace! At its core, a great company… Read more »

Middle Managers need help (in the new world of work)

September 28 2022

The shift to remote work is particularly impacting on middle managers in all larger organisations. We should address this now. Middle managers play a vital role, and it’s just not on to let the role – or the incumbents – languish, when we actually can meet the challenge. Why are these roles so important? Middle management roles are critical positions in all mid to large organisations; indeed, the impact of middle managers on business success can be ‘make or break’:… Read more »

How do I select and manage to boost business performance?

August 25 2013

Business success is really created by team effort.   Two basic secrets to team member success have been identified in recent studies – and they are as obvious as ‘liking each other’ and ‘sharing similar worldviews’. Obvious maybe, but achieving them is another thing, as many of us know from our workplace experiences. Teams with low levels of trust or ‘liking’ tend to form sub-groups, cutting satisfaction and performance. But surprisingly, there’s evidence that even if team members don’t like… Read more »