A Champion Team, Not a Team Of Champions


The best teams thrive because they are a champion team, not a team of champions. Instead of relying on a few star performers, find and leverage the unique ‘champion’ skills and expertise of each and every person. WATCH THE VIDEO DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET More Resources Read more blog posts...

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The #1 Factor For A High-Performance Team


You might have people in your organisation responsible for people’s physical safety, but if you want to create a culture of change agents, YOU are responsible for their psychological safety. WATCH THE VIDEO DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET More Resources Read more blog posts like this Subscribe to my n...

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This is Why Your Change Program Isn’t Working


If you’re running a change / innovation / transformation program in your organisation, that’s great – because we’re facing a lot more change, and we need to be ready for it. But most change programs fail. Here’s why. WATCH THE VIDEO DOWNLOAD WORKSHEET More Resources...

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Do You Know Your Cost of Inaction (COI)?


When you’re planning an important change in your team or organisation, you might calculate the expected return on investment (ROI) before you go ahead. But there’s another thing you should calculate – and most people don’t. I’ll explain this using something we all know. It’s been mo...

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Resilience Is Not Enough


A couple of years ago, when my then 20-year-old stepdaughter Abbey was living in Perth, she and I used to go out regularly for breakfast or lunch. As soon as the food arrived, she – like many others of her generation – pulled out her smartphone, took a photo, and shared it with her friends on s...

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Freedom Ahead? Not So Fast!


Right back at the start of this pandemic, you might remember all the talk of ‘flattening the curve’. Australia’s goal at the time was not to eliminate COVID-19 altogether, but to keep infections at a low enough level that it wouldn’t swamp the healthcare system. For a while last year, we d...

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Move Fast But Stay Loose: The Secret For Success In An Uncertain 2022


As we’re nearing the last quarter of 2021 – which has been yet another chaotic and uncertain year for so many people – many leaders are making their plans for the year ahead. Two weeks ago, I was working with a group of leaders in regional Western Australia who were building a strateg...

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Embrace The Change-Makers In Your Team


Next week, Nikki and I are going on a short holiday to Denmark and Albany, in the south of Western Australia. We’re looking forward to visiting one of the most beautiful corners of the world, but the main purpose of our visit is to see Nikki’s 22-year-old daughter (my stepdaughter) Abbe...

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Light the Fire of Innovation


All the disruption we experienced in 2020 – and will continue to face in 2021 – means we need to be constantly innovating to adapt to change. Innovation isn’t something you can leave to an R&D team, and it isn’t something you do “when things quieten down”. I...

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Measure COI, Not Just ROI


In March 2015, almost six years ago, Bill Gates, former Microsoft CEO and now one of the world’s leading philanthropists, delivered his sixth TED Talk, this time on the topic, “The next outbreak? We’re not ready”. In his presentation, Gates described a global pandemic scenario that matched ...

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