What Really Matters in Leading
“Leaders in organisations with high-quality leadership teams typically displayed 4 of the 20 possible types of behavior; these 4, indeed, explained 89 percent of the variance between strong and weak organizations in terms of leadership effectiveness.” (Claudio Feser, Fernanda Mayol, and Ramesh Srinivasan.Decoding Leadership: What Really Matters). Effective Problem Solving. Gathering information, analyzing the facts, […]
Conquering a Toxic Workplace (for Leaders)
“Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything for better or for worse”– Simon Sinek The Leadership Reformation suggests that toxic leaders create toxic workplaces with toxic cultures. Leaders are responsible for the teams, even if the cause is a toxic fellow employee. It’s their job to correct their members’ behaviour […]
5 Myths about Strategy
Myth 1: Strategy is about the long term There are indeed industries where the competition dynamic remains unchanged for a long time. Leaders who stick to their strategy through thick and thin follow this process. However, if you think of strategy as a long-term commitment, you forget that strategy is about the fundamentals of how […]
Why Leadership Development Fails
Organisations have been spending a lot of time, money and effort to improve leadership capabilities and foster new leaders—Yet some still fail. Here are a few reasons why leadership development fails: Poor/No clarity on the “end” or outcome (Why this training)? – “We fear what we do not understand”. Organisations can adjust to this paradigm […]
Strategic Planning is a Priority
It’s alarming that a survey shows 97% of senior leaders consider Strategic Thinking as most important to the success of their organisation. Ironically, 96% said they don’t have time for it. Intrigued? HBR suggests that there are two barriers to strategic thinking: first, the often-unconscious placement of incentives by companies, second, “busyness” being considered as […]
Quick Strategy Check
In the last 15 years, we have worked with many organisations that do not have documented strategic or operational plans that guide the work of the company. So, how did you do with our quick strategy check? : 4-5 points= Congratulations! You are definitely guided by your plans. 2-3 points= You have plans, but they’re […]
Do not readily assume that the people you put together and their collective talents will invariably enhance one another’s performance and the team will be successful
Do not readily assume that the people you put together and their collective talents will invariably enhance one another’s performance and the team will be successful. This is not a team, but merely a group. They must develop into a high performing team. It is also crucial to value the difference in others in order […]
Here’s the TRUTH: most companies don’t have a real handle on their culture, or worse – don’t believe it’s worth assessing
Here’s the TRUTH: most companies don’t have a real handle on their culture, or worse – don’t believe it’s worth assessing. Culture guru Edgar Schein says that ‘if you don’t manage your culture it will manage you’. As high-level executives, you have charge of ‘managing your culture. You need to examine your culture since you […]
Change must be PLANNED, MANAGED, AND MONITORED
Change must be PLANNED, MANAGED, AND MONITORED. Do not expect your employees to simply spring into action and adopt change readily. Any change must deliver real value. It is useful to explain the change as a ‘Performance’ issue that will benefit in clear and tangible ways. This will help your change communication and effect your […]
Sometimes change in a crisis is just what you need to consider a paradigm shift
Banzai’s calendar is heavily booked with virtual events, including for big tech names Google and Hitachi after losing their entire sales pipeline. How did they do it? Nobody knew if face-to-face gatherings would be back to normal in a few weeks, or months. Joe Davy was concerned especially with only 13% of company revenue coming […]
Guiding Teams through Pandemic Depression
During these challenging times, some may have been blessed to continue working at their workplace or from home, but have been sacrificing their privacy & comfort throughout the pandemic. Others, lost their jobs. Leaders are responsible for their team in the workplace. However, they need guidance beyond office walls and industrial workspaces. Take care of […]