Culture

High Performance and High Satisfaction – is it possible?

When we work with teams we use proven and practical frameworks and concepts to help our clients be even more effective. One of our favourite concepts which we find really powerful in helping our clients think about the type of environment they are creating for their team is the concept of High Performance and High Satisfaction. This concept has been presented and discussed in different ways, however at a base level the premise is simple – we all want to work in an environment which is both High Performance and High Satisfaction. In our opinion, establishing High Performance and High Satisfaction does have linkages to a range of concepts from Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle, Human Synergistics Constructive Behaviours and the [...]

By |2020-06-18T14:07:54+10:00September 25th, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Reviewing today to create tomorrow

“I know there are challenges in how my team is working, but at this time of year our priority is on delivering on our commitments, and just getting through. I do want to address the issues within the team, but it will have to be later in the year, when we have a bit of breathing space” This is a version of an often heard comment from senior leaders and from a number of perspectives it is a completely understandable and realistic frustration. The pressures at this time of year are significant: hit the final revenue and cost targets (or prepare to explain why not) wrap-up year-end financials complete the annual performance feedback process get ready for the next financial [...]

By |2020-06-18T14:07:59+10:00June 17th, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Investing in your team pays dividends – an OMC Group success story

The Situation The team was about to undergo significant change with the transition from an established, respected and long-serving CEO to a new CEO transitioning from the Deputy CEO role. As the team had a history of success, every year the expectations for delivery – both in terms of quantity and complexity increased. There were a range of indicators emerging that confirmed that for this group to continue to deliver in line with increasing expectations, there was a growing requirement to better leverage the individual resources in the group to create a more established and integrated team. The subsequent approach was instigated by a core group of senior managers including the then Deputy CEO and two senior managers who were [...]

By |2020-06-18T14:08:04+10:00September 19th, 2017|Uncategorised|0 Comments

O’Malley’s 5 dysfunctions of a cycling team

We work with many different clients who all understand the need for effective, consistent leadership to drive strong business outcomes. The leadership, team effectiveness and culture solutions we use are proven frameworks, principles and approaches that are statistically valid and reliable. The challenge for us is to not only articulate the applicability of a chosen framework to a client’s situation, but to demonstrate the outcomes, what realistically can be expected and what measurable benefit will follow. Citing case studies and the experience of other clients is a great place to start. But there’s nothing like firsthand experience. So I’d like to share my recent experience of the validity of one of the better known team effectiveness frameworks: Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions [...]

By |2020-06-18T14:08:22+10:00August 15th, 2016|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Is your culture the tail or the dog?

“If you do not manage culture, it manages you, and you may not even be aware of the extent to which this is happening.” Edgar Schein, Professor Emeritus at MIT Sloan School of Management   Culture is one of those terms which is used a lot in the media, quite often when something goes wrong at an organization, council or sporting club. There are a number of tools and frameworks that can be utilised to measure and focus the organization on culture and whilst it’s not perfect (no tool ever is), I do like the approach that the Human Synergistics framework does bring to the topic. In workshops I quite often ask people: “do you want to work in an [...]

By |2022-03-03T14:40:20+11:00July 28th, 2016|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Wouldn’t it be great if all workplaces resulted in the same feeling?

  Holistic management and its fruits.. From Guest Blogger, Seacia Christensen, Steiner Teacher, Education Associate, OMC Group. I have recently returned from a year living in the west. A wild place where a red hot shore line meets the cool aqua waters of the Indian Ocean. I moved up there for a job. It was my dream job; I was under qualified and over enthusiastic. I had visited the town in august of 2013 and had heard about a small community school that had an alternative curriculum. I myself was coming to the end of a two year advanced diploma, which specialised in Steiner education or Waldorf as it is known in the northern hemisphere. I was so stunned to [...]

By |2020-06-18T14:08:33+10:00March 16th, 2016|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Work Rules!

‘Work Rules! Insights from inside Google that will transform how you live and lead’ Laszlo Bock If you are like me, looking through a list of business related books doesn’t always result in overwhelming excitement, but ‘Work Rules’ isn’t your ordinary textbook. Google has been named ‘The Best Company to work for’ by Fortune magazine, five times in the USA and numerous times all over the world. According to LinkedIn Google is also ‘the most sought after place to work on the planet’ it is also a product of great interest as it is one I and most people utilise many times over everyday. I’m interested! Not disappointed, Laszlo Bocks (the Senior Vice President of People operations), is inspiring in [...]

By |2020-06-18T14:08:38+10:00March 7th, 2016|Uncategorised|0 Comments
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