Leadership lessons from the wilderness A few years ago, one of my sons and I completed a four-day bush walk, lugging an enormous backpack along the extraordinary Tasman Coastal Trail in Tasmania’s southeast. Along with magnificent memories, aching knees and...
Do you have a poor performer in your team? This isn’t someone who is doing well but could do better, which describes most people in most workplaces. This is someone whose performance or behaviour is below a threshold of acceptability....
I finished my presentation and the CEO beamed at me. ‘That’s brilliant,’ he said. ‘It’s great to have confirmation that we are doing all the right things.’ He smiled around at the rest of the assembled executive team, stopping only...
People toss around this old cliche in workplaces, like a cork, casually thrown overboard, being thrown around by the waves. It is often used to justify a lack of support and strategic growth opportunities for team members. Worse, it papers...
Who creates culture? Leaders… Team members… or Both? A theme has emerged in several workplaces we are currently working with to help them shape their culture. Each of these workplaces have solid workplace cultures but are striving to create excellent...
Are your people highly engaged but leaving, anyway? Have you done an engagement survey that suggests that you should find it easy to retain and attract excellent people, everyone should be happy at work, and results should be both excellent...
When people return to work after a break, there are two, and sometimes three, reasons that are driving them to come back. They are compelled to because their approved period of leave has ended, and simply not turning up for...
Three behaviours that make exceptional leaders The willingness to reflect (honestly) on the way you lead and how that impacts your team is a critical distinction between average and exceptional leaders. This article will help you reflect on how you...
Is what you’re seeing passive-aggressive? Most people in most workplaces are great. But everyone has their moments, some more than others! When people aren’t at their best, whether that is temporary or ongoing, it’s important for a leader to consider...
Do politics undermine a workplace culture of Authenticity? Think about politics at their worst. Lies. Out of control egos. Personal and vicious attacks on colleagues. Lack of loyalty. Lots of effort wasted by people protecting their backs. Fear of making...
At The Real Learning Experience, we operate from the belief that most people come to work wanting to do a good job. We’re right 95% of the time, but 5% of the time we have to take a different approach....
