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Ideas for growing people and teams.
Sam Harrowfield
A reliable place to start is by setting the playing field.
Ruth Harrowfield
There’s not one special method you need to follow to maximise your learning.
Sam Harrowfield
When I have a need and some money to throw at it, the best people to talk to are the ones who take the lead.
Ruth Harrowfield
A group of prominent cognitive psychologists concluded that the idea of learning styles lacks a solid theoretical foundation.
Sam Harrowfield
A recent study found that these percentages were based on anecdotal evidence rather than rigorous research.
Sam Harrowfield
We reckon that in every team conflict should occur, and occur regularly, as people bring their different views to bear in decision making.
Katharina Stickling & Ruth Harrowfield
So how exactly do you make learning stick? Other job responsibilities don’t suddenly fall off the table just because you are going through training. The emails keep piling up!
Ruth Harrowfield
When a team member raises a challenge or an issue, find out: What’s the outcome they’re wanting to achieve? What is their GOAL?
Ruth Harrowfield
How can a leader coach their people to get to the outcome they are seeking? Once you’ve asked about their GOAL, next is their current REALITY. Where are they at right now?
Ruth Harrowfield
How do you help your people figure out solutions to their problems? Once you’ve asked about their GOAL and established the facts of their current REALITY, next is to help them explore all the OPTIONS.
Ruth Harrowfield
How can you help your people to take a good idea and turn it into action?
Ruth Harrowfield
In the words of Rocky from Paw Patrol – Don’t lose it, reuse it!
Sam Harrowfield
If you have dedicated precious hours to learning, paid for an expert to input into the team, all with the goal of making them more awesome than they already are… then take note here!
Sam Harrowfield
Want your people to be open to your feedback? Set the tone by first asking for it yourself.
Ruth Harrowfield
Some of my most uncomfortable moments at work have been in giving feedback to someone that I’m not sure they’ll love.
Sam Harrowfield
It is essential to prepare emotionally and mentally for a constructive feedback conversation
Ruth Harrowfield
I think of feedback with your people as being like money in the bank.
Ruth Harrowfield
Positive feedback can be more than a good feeling; it can be instructive.
Ruth Harrowfield
What ranks as the most essential quality in an effective team?
Sam Harrowfield
Headline: “Ambiguity was today found guilty on all counts of sabotaging trust in a team.”
Ruth Harrowfield
Detailed job descriptions = role clarity? – not necessarily!
Sam Harrowfield
What I have come to realise in all my work is the importance of leadership in the customer conversation.
Ruth Harrowfield
Imagine my surprise going into my first role in organisational psychology when I realised I had to sell solutions; people wouldn’t just line up at my door to pay for my world-changing skills!!
Katharina Stickling and Ruth Harrowfield
For leaders still partly leading from afar the key question that remains is, “What am I supposed to do differently to lead well remotely?”
Katharina Stickling and Ruth Harrowfield
Learning is a lifelong process. Subconsciously or consciously, we are observing, filtering, processing and storing new information every day. But what really happens when we learn as adults? And how can we learn in a way that yields the results we’re looking for?
Katharina Stickling
How do you say ‘no’ without negatively impacting the relationship or morale of staff and colleagues, or without overstepping the line with leadership?
Katharina Stickling
Values are regarded as a tool to influence culture – the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a people or group, such as the employees of an organisation.
Sam Harrowfield
Behind that task languishing on a notepad is the power to realise extraordinary potential in another team member and in the business as a whole.
Katharina Stickling
Being thrust into a leadership role for the first time can be overwhelming, and especially so if you are suddenly overseeing the work of people you used to be on the same level with. What the heck am I doing? How is this all supposed to work?
Katharina Stickling
How do we learn as adults? How do we learn to adapt to changes, acquire new skills, and use information to achieve our goals? What are the elements that influence how successful we are at it? And how do we best train others?
Katharina Stickling.
Purpose and meaning matter a lot more than they are often assumed to by management and leaders. There is more to work than financial incentives, more than leaving with a paycheck at the end of the week.
Katharina Stickling.
How do I remain excited about doing the same activities or facing the same issues day in and day out? How then, do I motivate others? Most of us will have experienced periods of time when we feel stagnant, overwhelmed or we simply struggle
Ruth Harrowfield.
There’s a lot of kudos out there for being someone who smashes out books. We revere the reading habits of Elon Musk and his two books per day, Mark Zuckerberg and his slightly more attainable book per fortnight. Even if we don’t necessarily want their lives, the discipline is admirable.
Sam Harrowfield
Creating self-awareness of less-than-ideal behaviours.
Sam Harrowfield
A reliable place to start is by setting the playing field.
Ruth Harrowfield
There’s not one special method you need to follow to maximise your learning.
Sam Harrowfield
When I have a need and some money to throw at it, the best people to talk to are the ones who take the lead.
Ruth Harrowfield
A group of prominent cognitive psychologists concluded that the idea of learning styles lacks a solid theoretical foundation.
Sam Harrowfield
A recent study found that these percentages were based on anecdotal evidence rather than rigorous research.
Sam Harrowfield
We reckon that in every team conflict should occur, and occur regularly, as people bring their different views to bear in decision making.
Katharina Stickling & Ruth Harrowfield
So how exactly do you make learning stick? Other job responsibilities don’t suddenly fall off the table just because you are going through training. The emails keep piling up!
Ruth Harrowfield
When a team member raises a challenge or an issue, find out: What’s the outcome they’re wanting to achieve? What is their GOAL?
Ruth Harrowfield
How can a leader coach their people to get to the outcome they are seeking? Once you’ve asked about their GOAL, next is their current REALITY. Where are they at right now?
Ruth Harrowfield
How do you help your people figure out solutions to their problems? Once you’ve asked about their GOAL and established the facts of their current REALITY, next is to help them explore all the OPTIONS.
Ruth Harrowfield
How can you help your people to take a good idea and turn it into action?
Ruth Harrowfield
In the words of Rocky from Paw Patrol – Don’t lose it, reuse it!
Sam Harrowfield
If you have dedicated precious hours to learning, paid for an expert to input into the team, all with the goal of making them more awesome than they already are… then take note here!
Sam Harrowfield
Want your people to be open to your feedback? Set the tone by first asking for it yourself.
Ruth Harrowfield
Some of my most uncomfortable moments at work have been in giving feedback to someone that I’m not sure they’ll love.
Sam Harrowfield
It is essential to prepare emotionally and mentally for a constructive feedback conversation
Ruth Harrowfield
I think of feedback with your people as being like money in the bank.
Ruth Harrowfield
Positive feedback can be more than a good feeling; it can be instructive.
Ruth Harrowfield
What ranks as the most essential quality in an effective team?
Sam Harrowfield
Headline: “Ambiguity was today found guilty on all counts of sabotaging trust in a team.”
Ruth Harrowfield
Detailed job descriptions = role clarity? – not necessarily!
Sam Harrowfield
What I have come to realise in all my work is the importance of leadership in the customer conversation.
Ruth Harrowfield
Imagine my surprise going into my first role in organisational psychology when I realised I had to sell solutions; people wouldn’t just line up at my door to pay for my world-changing skills!!
Katharina Stickling and Ruth Harrowfield
For leaders still partly leading from afar the key question that remains is, “What am I supposed to do differently to lead well remotely?”
Katharina Stickling and Ruth Harrowfield
Learning is a lifelong process. Subconsciously or consciously, we are observing, filtering, processing and storing new information every day. But what really happens when we learn as adults? And how can we learn in a way that yields the results we’re looking for?
Katharina Stickling
How do you say ‘no’ without negatively impacting the relationship or morale of staff and colleagues, or without overstepping the line with leadership?
Katharina Stickling
Values are regarded as a tool to influence culture – the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a people or group, such as the employees of an organisation.
Sam Harrowfield
Behind that task languishing on a notepad is the power to realise extraordinary potential in another team member and in the business as a whole.
Katharina Stickling
Being thrust into a leadership role for the first time can be overwhelming, and especially so if you are suddenly overseeing the work of people you used to be on the same level with. What the heck am I doing? How is this all supposed to work?
Katharina Stickling
How do we learn as adults? How do we learn to adapt to changes, acquire new skills, and use information to achieve our goals? What are the elements that influence how successful we are at it? And how do we best train others?
Katharina Stickling.
Purpose and meaning matter a lot more than they are often assumed to by management and leaders. There is more to work than financial incentives, more than leaving with a paycheck at the end of the week.
Katharina Stickling.
How do I remain excited about doing the same activities or facing the same issues day in and day out? How then, do I motivate others? Most of us will have experienced periods of time when we feel stagnant, overwhelmed or we simply struggle
Ruth Harrowfield.
There’s a lot of kudos out there for being someone who smashes out books. We revere the reading habits of Elon Musk and his two books per day, Mark Zuckerberg and his slightly more attainable book per fortnight. Even if we don’t necessarily want their lives, the discipline is admirable.
Sam Harrowfield
Creating self-awareness of less-than-ideal behaviours.
Sam Harrowfield
A reliable place to start is by setting the playing field.
Ruth Harrowfield
There’s not one special method you need to follow to maximise your learning.
Sam Harrowfield
When I have a need and some money to throw at it, the best people to talk to are the ones who take the lead.
Ruth Harrowfield
A group of prominent cognitive psychologists concluded that the idea of learning styles lacks a solid theoretical foundation.
Sam Harrowfield
A recent study found that these percentages were based on anecdotal evidence rather than rigorous research.
Sam Harrowfield
We reckon that in every team conflict should occur, and occur regularly, as people bring their different views to bear in decision making.
Katharina Stickling & Ruth Harrowfield
So how exactly do you make learning stick? Other job responsibilities don’t suddenly fall off the table just because you are going through training. The emails keep piling up!
Ruth Harrowfield
When a team member raises a challenge or an issue, find out: What’s the outcome they’re wanting to achieve? What is their GOAL?
Ruth Harrowfield
How can a leader coach their people to get to the outcome they are seeking? Once you’ve asked about their GOAL, next is their current REALITY. Where are they at right now?
Ruth Harrowfield
How do you help your people figure out solutions to their problems? Once you’ve asked about their GOAL and established the facts of their current REALITY, next is to help them explore all the OPTIONS.
Ruth Harrowfield
How can you help your people to take a good idea and turn it into action?
Ruth Harrowfield
In the words of Rocky from Paw Patrol – Don’t lose it, reuse it!
Sam Harrowfield
If you have dedicated precious hours to learning, paid for an expert to input into the team, all with the goal of making them more awesome than they already are… then take note here!
Sam Harrowfield
Want your people to be open to your feedback? Set the tone by first asking for it yourself.
Ruth Harrowfield
Some of my most uncomfortable moments at work have been in giving feedback to someone that I’m not sure they’ll love.
Sam Harrowfield
It is essential to prepare emotionally and mentally for a constructive feedback conversation
Ruth Harrowfield
I think of feedback with your people as being like money in the bank.
Ruth Harrowfield
Positive feedback can be more than a good feeling; it can be instructive.
Ruth Harrowfield
What ranks as the most essential quality in an effective team?
Sam Harrowfield
Headline: “Ambiguity was today found guilty on all counts of sabotaging trust in a team.”
Ruth Harrowfield
Detailed job descriptions = role clarity? – not necessarily!
Sam Harrowfield
What I have come to realise in all my work is the importance of leadership in the customer conversation.
Ruth Harrowfield
Imagine my surprise going into my first role in organisational psychology when I realised I had to sell solutions; people wouldn’t just line up at my door to pay for my world-changing skills!!
Katharina Stickling and Ruth Harrowfield
For leaders still partly leading from afar the key question that remains is, “What am I supposed to do differently to lead well remotely?”
Katharina Stickling and Ruth Harrowfield
Learning is a lifelong process. Subconsciously or consciously, we are observing, filtering, processing and storing new information every day. But what really happens when we learn as adults? And how can we learn in a way that yields the results we’re looking for?
Katharina Stickling
How do you say ‘no’ without negatively impacting the relationship or morale of staff and colleagues, or without overstepping the line with leadership?
Katharina Stickling
Values are regarded as a tool to influence culture – the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a people or group, such as the employees of an organisation.
Sam Harrowfield
Behind that task languishing on a notepad is the power to realise extraordinary potential in another team member and in the business as a whole.
Katharina Stickling
Being thrust into a leadership role for the first time can be overwhelming, and especially so if you are suddenly overseeing the work of people you used to be on the same level with. What the heck am I doing? How is this all supposed to work?
Katharina Stickling
How do we learn as adults? How do we learn to adapt to changes, acquire new skills, and use information to achieve our goals? What are the elements that influence how successful we are at it? And how do we best train others?
Katharina Stickling.
Purpose and meaning matter a lot more than they are often assumed to by management and leaders. There is more to work than financial incentives, more than leaving with a paycheck at the end of the week.
Katharina Stickling.
How do I remain excited about doing the same activities or facing the same issues day in and day out? How then, do I motivate others? Most of us will have experienced periods of time when we feel stagnant, overwhelmed or we simply struggle
Ruth Harrowfield.
There’s a lot of kudos out there for being someone who smashes out books. We revere the reading habits of Elon Musk and his two books per day, Mark Zuckerberg and his slightly more attainable book per fortnight. Even if we don’t necessarily want their lives, the discipline is admirable.
Sam Harrowfield
Creating self-awareness of less-than-ideal behaviours.
