Joining a new team? Watch out for the Susan Boyle Effect

The sudden emergence of Britain’s Got Talent sensation Susan Boyle onto the world stage presents many fascinating insights into human behaviour, the power of expectations, our crazy wired world, and even the contrived workings of reality TV.  But as I was musing over her performance and the outpouring of comments it generated, I began to [...]

Top 10 Ways to Improve Communication Within the Team

Quick list of the top 10 ways to improve communication within a team and pointers on which areas to focus on depending on the personality types of the team mates.

Survivor Tocantins – Team Dynamics Learning From Brendan – Commitments – Episode 9

Brendan’s fatal flaw was making commitments and not nurturing them, the same is true of effective teams. Make commitments with forethought and manage them through to completion.

Survivor Tocantins – Team Learning From Sydney – Feeding Female Stereotypes – Episode 7

Playing the “pretty female” and not much else did not contribute to the team and resulted in an early exit from Survivor for Sydney, reflections on key areas to be aware in the workplace to be the most effective team member.