Sharing ideas
that change minds
I tend to talk to relatively small groups of senior people. I go far beyond the typical patter of organisational change and transformation speakers to reveal the human issues that really decide our experience of work. And often the fate of businesses.
My talks make an impact in the room – and beyond.
What people really feel about work
By understanding the emotional reality of work you can begin to make it feel better for people. And help them achieve more together.
What do I cover?
- Why most employee engagement data tells you less than nothing
- The nine attributes of all high-performing cultures.
- The ‘Values’ that most companies confect are congratulatory and inaccurate.
- How do you find out what you really stand for?
- Uncomfortable conversations – why they matter and how to have them.
What’s the impact?
Your team will leave energised by new ways of understanding work - and new ideas for getting the best out of the people they work with.
People do change
People can either be immovable objects or the unstoppable force you need to get things done. Either way, if you don’t get them behind change, it won’t happen.
My talks reveal ways of spotting pockets of resistance before they become serious obstructions. And suggest how to coax even the most recalcitrant team members into change-oriented action.
What do I cover?
- The role and value of data in understanding change readiness
- Preparing the ground for change.
- Getting your change story straight
- Dealing with difficult behaviours
What’s the impact?
Your leaders will leave the room with new and practical ways of preparing themselves, and those around them, for the often challenging realities of change.
Is it just me?
Leadership isn’t just lonely. It’s frustrating.
Why don’t the people you’ve employed to help run your business do their jobs? Are you the only person that really knows what it takes? The truth is, you aren’t. The question is: how to bring out those and other fine qualities in the people around you.
What do I cover?
- Why second-line leadership is a struggle in most organisations
- The competency delusion: why poor performance is rarely a matter of capability
- Empowerment: easy to say, hard to do
- The inevitability of conflict, and how to manage it well
What’s the impact?
Your leaders will leave the room with fresh insight into how they can manage and support those who work for them to become the high-performing senior team that your business needs.
Extending a talk into a day or half-day workshop lends its lessons exponential impact by giving your team an opportunity to:
- Discuss and process what they’ve heard
- Debate and agree the precise implications for the business
- Get on the same page about the need for change
- Make practical plans to address the issues
My workshops help to turn new insights and ideas into real-work action.
When to call
The toughest times in business are never just ‘business’ problems.
Five familiar issues
The issues I solve with my clients.
My approach
‘People first’ thinking and working gets better results, faster.
A chequered past
Like you, like everyone, my working life has been a patchwork of successes and failures.