We meet with and coach a lot of teams from a wide variety of backgrounds and sectors, made up of people from all over the world. Despite this diversity, there are some common issues that come up for everyone. One of the most common things we hear is ‘we have a silo mentality, and we want to change it to be more collaborative and work cross functionally’. Does this sound familiar? … Continue reading
This is our first in a series of articles about collaboration, or more specifically, ineffective collaboration. It’s a common problem our clients report that they want to improve upon, and one that we cover in practically every coaching journey we are on with a team. … Continue reading
If you did a quick google search for the top reasons why teams fail, you will find that an inability to collaborate is up there on the list. If it doesn’t have a specific mention in one of the many articles and posts you will find on the subject, then aspects of collaboration like ineffective communication will feature on the list of reasons why teams are unsuccessful. … Continue reading
One of the most common reasons teams fail is through issues surrounding how the people in the team communicate. If it’s not the central reason for their dysfunction, it will certainly feature as a compounding problem. Good communication is essential to a teams’ performance – if communication isn’t working, then the team isn’t working. … Continue reading