by Antony Tinker | Feb 23, 2024 | Leadership, Performance, Teamwork
Right from our school days we’re told about the importance of planning and how to prepare for the future by readying ourselves in advance of any given situation. There are entire departments and job roles devoted to planning. But when we become a leader, we discover...
by Antony Tinker | Jul 28, 2023 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth, Teamwork, Uncategorized
“We’ve got a mountain to climb” is one of those phrases which is often applied to workplace or leadership challenges, and while we can probably all imagine the difficulties involved in climbing a mountain, far fewer of us have actually experienced it for ourselves....
by Antony Tinker | Mar 3, 2023 | Leadership, Performance, Teamwork
On the one hand, we know that leaders are busy people, under pressure. On the other, we know that teams thrive on being stretched and challenged. So an obvious solution to help both parties is delegation and empowerment. However, one of the frequent frustrations we...
by Antony Tinker | Feb 3, 2023 | Leadership, Performance, Teamwork
We often write about the importance of giving direction not instruction when leading. It is the leader’s role to focus on providing clear strategic direction and leave the execution to the team around them. Put simply, leadership is about the WHAT and the WHY, leaving...
by Antony Tinker | Apr 19, 2022 | Culture, Leadership, Teamwork
Sir Alex Ferguson said that the two most powerful words in his vocabulary when managing Manchester United were “well done”. But how often in your career have you felt that your hard work and achievements haven’t been properly noticed? One of the most common complaints...
by Antony Tinker | Sep 10, 2021 | Leadership, Personal growth, Teamwork
We have worked with thousands of teams over the years, all of them with their own unique characteristics and dynamics. But when we ask leaders to tell us the secret of good teamwork, what separates the high performing teams from the less effective ones, the answer is...
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