TPI Eswatini october, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This is typically a tough conversation. Your team member has grown in their performance, but in your eyes, you know they aren’t yet ready for a more senior role. When we create a list of hurdles to jump and clear, we inadvertently create a checklist for promotion. Now we … Read more
October, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES When we get set in our ways, convinced that only our way is the right way, it is very easy for us to see the world around us as in desperate need of fixing. This self-proclaimed Captain of the World approach is frustrating enough for ourselves. But, how is … Read more
October, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES While teaming and collaboration are ubiquitous in our organizations, high functioning teams are not. And while most of us and our team members have learned to play nicely in the sandbox, larger goals and incentives still can create a competitiveness that prevents the team from fully functioning at an … Read more
october, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES When we are leading others, we are shaping their behaviors with our expectations. While we may be conscious of many of our expectations, both explicit and implicit, there are many more expectations that we are completely unconscious of delivering. The one place, where the impact is often unconscious, is … Read more
september, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES As organizations are pivoting or panicking during this time of COVID, many leaders are looking for a silver bullet. They want to have that Agile Culture, or is it the Culture of Diversity and Inclusion, or perhaps the Sales Culture, Culture of Innovation or the good old Safety Culture? In fact, some organizations have separate … Read more
september, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES We have all heard the mantra – fail early and fail often. As we Nurture Growth in our teams, we say this to inspire innovation. Innovation requires divergent thinking, taking a risk and the possibility of failure or a false start. How we respond to a failure or false … Read more
september, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES None of us likes to be micro-managed by others, but most of us will micro-manage at times. More often than not, when we micro-manage, we believe that we are coaching. To Energize Action, we need to understand how to avoid the three common ways that we micro-manage. The first thing to … Read more
September, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES Getting locked into how something needs to be done holds back our teams and ourselves. When we Connect the Dots by focusing on the “why” of our project, we engage our team into a purpose that drives action and accountability. Why Creates a strong Image of Success As leaders, we can … Read more
september, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES This Leadership Series generally focuses on the nuances needed to help lead a team and culture to better performance by following the model of Connect the Dots, Energize Action and Nurture Growth. The assumption is that the culture shift is from good to great. But, what needs to happen when the culture is … Read more
august, 2020 THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE ARTICLES Pivot! is the buzz word of the moment. The reality is that it is just good change management. To pivot is when leaders Energize Action in their teams so that they let go of the past and move towards a viable future. Here are four action items you can take today: Label … Read more